“Discover the Other Side of Yourself” – The new promotional video for the city...
The Municipality of Heraklion welcomes its visitors with a new promo, full of images, sounds, flavors and smells from the center of Crete, the city of Heraklion. The visitor,...
Malia: A favourite destination
The town of Malia, is located 34 km eastern from the city of Heraklion and compines the modern with the traditional. The town is popular for its rich flora,...
The White Mountains range (video)
The White Mountains (Lefka Ori) range, is located in western Crete, in the prefectures of Chania and Rethymnon, covering an area of 60 km in length and 35 km...
Crete: The “blessing of the sheep” in Asi Gonia
Every year in April, the graziers of the Asi Gonia village, in the Municipality of Apokoronas, devoted to their traditional “rendezvous” with Saint George, observe a custom of years.
It...
Stamnagathi – Τhe Cretan Super Food
For hundreds of years, the Cretan people have been eating the wild greens abundant from their even wilder mountains.
Many of the greens are often simply called horta. Many wild...
Almiros wetland near Heraklion
Almiros spring is located at the northeastern side of Psiloritis, a few hundred meters far from the sea and 8 km. west from the city of Heraklion. It runs...
The sinkhole of the underground “giant “ Gourgouthakas
The sinkhole "Gourgouthakas", the largest in Greece and the second in the Balkans, is located in the area of "Atzines" of the White Mountains and east of the top...
Achlia Beach – Like Paradise
Achlia beach belongs to the homonymous, seaside settlement located in the prefecture of Lassithi and 17 kilometers away from the beautiful city of Ierapetra.
As this enchanting beach is formed...
The plateau of Omalos
Omalos plateau, is located 38km south of Chania at an altitude from 1,040 to 1,250 meters, surrounded by the high peaks of the White Mountains. Omalos in winter offers...
The Cretan healthy hand made bread
A healthy diet begins with healthy bread and Cretans eat a lot of it with every meal. The most traditional Cretan bread is the barley rusk (“dakos”). Apart from...