Bridge of Aradena – The “queen” of Bungee Jumping
The Aradena bridge is the highest bridge in Greece and the second in Europe for those who want to have a Bungee – Jumping experience. The bridge is in...
Traditional music of Crete
The island has a long and rich musical tradition, starting from antiquity. Cretan music is influenced by Byzantine music.Thus, many of the traditional songs of Crete have their roots...
The legendary king Minos and the Minotaur
Minos was the most powerful and famous king of Crete. The kingdom of Minos included the whole of Crete, which had a hundred cities, and the Cyclades, called “Minoides”....
The snow covered the historic village of Anogia
On Tuesday, February 16, the picturesque Anogia "woke up" with 25 cm of snow, while the temperature in the area dropped to -3 degrees. The snowfall, although weakening in...
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...
“The Lions” – The Square of Heraklion bustling 24 hours a day
The Heraklion inhabitants call the square with the Morosini Fountain as “the Lions” from the ornate Venetian fountain with the four lions from whose mouths water gushes. The Morosini...
Beautiful Crete shot in 4k drone
Sometimes words are useless and the image speaks for itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JiTSTHoMOA&feature=emb_logo
Matala – The village that became a legend
Matala, is a small seaside village in southern Crete, about 75 km from Heraklion, which became famous when hippies arrived from all over the world, in the 1960s, to...
Τhe village of Koutsouras with the red butterflies gorge
Koutsouras is a seaside village in the prefecture of Lassithi, east of Ierapetra. Its distance from the city of Agios Nikolaos is 58 km, from Ierapetra 22 km and...
Paliani Monastery – One of the oldest monasteries in Crete
The Paliani monastery is located in the village of Venerato, 20km north of Heraklion and it is a nunnery. The church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin...
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Δήλωση του Δημάρχου Ηρακλείου Β. Λαμπρινού για την «Παγκόσμια ημέρα της Γυναίκας»
Η 8η Μαρτίου, καθιερωμένη ως «Παγκόσμια Ημέρα της Γυναίκας», αποτελεί πρωτίστως μια συμβολική αναγνώριση της παρουσίας και της προσφοράς της μέσα στην οικογένεια και...
Συγχαρητήρια από την Αντιδημαρχία Αθλητισμού Ηρακλείου στην Ειρήνη Βασιλείου
Η Αντιδημαρχία Αθλητισμού Ηρακλείου και η Ανάπτυξη Αθλητισμού Ηρακλείου, συγχαίρουν την αθλήτρια μας Ειρήνη Βασιλείου, για την συμμετοχή και επίδοση της στο Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα...
The Church of St. Mary Almyri in Heraklion
The church of St. Mary of Almyri is located in Heraklion prefecture near the village of Megali Vrisi, approximately 30 km from Heraklion and...
Διαδικτυακή εκδήλωση του Αρχηγείου της Ελληνικής Αστυνομίας «Η Ελληνική Αστυνομία μαζί με τη...
Το Αρχηγείο της Ελληνικής Αστυνομίας, με αφορμή την σημερινή Παγκόσμια Ημέρα της Γυναίκας, διοργανώνει διαδικτυακή εκδήλωση με θέμα: «Η Ελληνική Αστυνομία μαζί με τη...