The most famous places for canyoning on the island are Kalami, Arvi and Tsutsuras, where tourists climb up imposing cliffs, overcome elevations and cross water streams. Very impressive is Ha gorge with its vertical walls: there are many ways to overcome it, but they are all quite difficult. Popular is Kourtaliotiko gorge, where water flows […]

“April Crete – what is it like?”—We asked some Cretans and heard such responses: “It is green, bright, blue, sunny, warm. It has odor of grass, flowers, warmth and life. Mountains have 50 shades of green, and mach more than this are poppies, chamomiles, cornflowers, clover, many different yellow flowers. The trees and shrubs have […]

What can rival the beauty of orange groves standing in the snow? It can be only the blossoming almond in February on Crete. These trees get blossom the very first, and although the winter is still going on, the most tender (and courageous!) song of these trees is about the nearing spring. By the way, […]

This terrible disease, mentioned in the Bible, mainly affects the skin and then spreads through the body. Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates wrote about it, confusing, probably, with psoriasis. In the 18th century, this disease has practically disappeared in continental Europe, but in Norway and some areas of Scandinavia was still present, began to spread especially […]

The history of piracy begins almost simultaneously with the history of shipping and trade. Where exactly man began to systematically use sea means, we know – in the Mediterranean Sea long before 3000 BC, when the first surviving vessels were created. This confirms the emergence of a mature culture of unknown origin in Crete around […]

The history of piracy begins almost simultaneously with the history of shipping and trade. Where exactly man began to systematically use sea means, we know – in the Mediterranean Sea long before 3000 BC, when the first surviving vessels were created. This confirms the emergence of a mature culture of unknown origin in Crete around […]

Sometimes we are new to some fruits, such as quince. It’s undeservedly deprived of attention in the culinary world. However, this wonderful furry fruit contains many healthy substances. This is especially important in the autumn-winter period. Besides it, many different dishes can be made from quince! Previously, quince was considered one of the varieties of […]

In the ancient times, on the shore of the Mirabello Gulf was one of the most important copper mining centers in the Late Minoan period around 3000 BC., and the developed civilization here was even at that time. Once upon a time, on the shores of the Mirabello Gulf, there was Olous, an independent city-state […]

Perhaps the most famous symbol of Crete is the labyrinth, the image of its plan, minted on ancient coins. According to the witty guess of Arthur Evans, who discovered in Crete an ancient Minoan culture that supposedly belonged to the first Indo-Europeans of the Mediterranean region (the Aryans), the very word “labyrinth” is etymologically related […]