Municipality of Heraklion: Free guided tours for city visitors begin
Yesterday, Monday 17 May, the interactive visitor information space of the Municipality of Heraklion, Info Point, opened. It is a place where the use of technology provides valuable information...
Fratiano Gorge – A long canyon in Rethymno Prefecture
Fratiano Gorge is one long canyons of Rethymno Prefecture. Its entrance is located 23km southeast of Rethymnon, next to the village Frati, and its mouth is located near the...
Easter Sunday in Crete
On Easter Sunday, after the Easter Service which celebrates the Risen Lord, families will gather to prepare a great feast.
The main ingredient of the feast is slow spit roasted...
The Easter custom of “Lambrokouloura”
It is the Easter bread or the Easter bun, in various shapes, with one or more red eggs on top of them. “Lambrokouloura” is an old custom, an element...
Vai Beach
The enchanting beach of Vai belongs to the prefecture of Lasithi and is located at a distance of 94 km away from the city of Agios Nikolaos.
The beach of...
The Gorge of Abbas and its waterfalls
The Abbas Gorge is located, about 53 kilometers south of Heraklion, near the village of Paranymphoi and at an altitude of 710 meters.
It was named by a monk, from...
Archaeological Collection of Malevizi
The Archaeological Collection of Malevizi is housed at the Mayor House of Malevizi at Gazi. The collection exhibits about 500 ancient objects, dating from all the periods of Cretan...
The fortress of Fortezza
Powerful and majestic, the Fortezza fortress overlooks the town of Rethymno. It is a stronghold of the decade of 1570, built by the Venetians to protect the Rethymnon region...
Talos – Τhe robot “guardian” of Crete
Talos was a copper giant robot, made by Hephaestus for Minos or by Zeus for his beloved Europe. He was considered as the keeper of Crete. While according to...