The history of the Russian diplomatic presence on the island of Crete is almost 250 years old. Russian consuls in Crete have always defended the interests of their state in difficult conditions. For a short period by historical standards (two and a half centuries) of the Turkish rule, the fertile and densely populated island with […]

Spinalonga … This island near Crete remains largely mysterious despite numerous excursions and stories about its past; and, for example, not all tourists, looking at the outlines of Spinalonga from Agios Nikolaos will be ready to go to the place that was a leper colony until 1957, the place where patients with then incurable leprosy […]

Сlean water supply, sewage and sewerage are three most important pillars of human progress. It is difficult for modern people, especially urban residents, spoiled by benefits of technological progress, to take this statement seriously. However, for many people living away from civilization, this is true. In the Human Development Report 2006 “Beyond scarcity: power, poverty […]

In connection with the recent covid restrictions in freedom-loving Greece, I recalled a complicated and sad story of Cretan Statue of Freedom – “Eleftheria”. From 1937 to 1970, a statue of the goddess Athena, as a symbol of freedom of Greece and the island of Crete, rose on the hill of the Prophet Elijah in […]

For the most part, guests arriving in Crete are aware of only two international airports on the island: in Heraklion and Chania. However, there are six airports in Crete! In addition to Heraklion and Chania, the airport of Sitia has also international service during the season. These three airports serve domestic flights all year round. […]

For the most part, guests arriving in Crete are aware of only two international airports on the island: in Heraklion and Chania. However, there are six airports in Crete! In addition to Heraklion and Chania, the airport of Sitia has also international service during the season. These three airports serve domestic flights all year round. […]

One of the most interesting archaeological sites in the west of Crete is the ancient city of Aptera. Archaeologists are still conducting excavations on its site located one kilometer from the southern shore of Souda Bay and about 13 kilometers east of Chania. Aptera has been inhabited since Minoan times. An important settlement founded in […]

Polyrrinia or Polyrrhenia is a famous and majestic ancient city-state in the north-west of Crete, whose territory occupied the entire western tip of the island, stretching from north to south. The trade flows of this polis were so great that it even used two ports at once: Kissamos and Phalasarna. The city was on the […]

The modern world is full of disposable things. Mobile phones that go to the trash heap after the first breakdown, vacuum cleaners for which it is impossible to buy a new filter, T-shirts that lose their shape after the first wash, not to mention disposable dishes and plastic bags. It seems that this dominance also […]