The most beautiful attraction located in the west part of Crete is the largest massif on the island Lefka Ori, also called the White Mountains. The highest summit is Pachnes with an altitude 2,453 m. The mountains are made of limestone. The highest mountain areas are covered by snow till late June. The heart of […]

One says that the gods do not burn pots. Our newspaper the New Crete (NC) found out who is responsible for this creative and at time-consuming process on Crete. It turned out to be craftsmen from the old Cretan pottery village Margarites. One of them is Georgios Dalambelos, a Master with a capital M. After […]

On the calendar is November, on the thermometer—plus 20-23° C; and the Cretans say: “The winter has come—it’s olive harvest season”. The second autumn month is usually dull and gray in Russia and Central Europe. On Crete it has colors of sun and olives. Olive harvest begins on Crete in October and lasts all winter. […]

One day, thirteen-year-old Stelios and his brother Spiros entered a pet-shop… A colorful beauty, a Californian royal snake, captured Stelios attention; and Spiros decided to donate it to his brother. The beauty turned out to be a handsome one and was called Diamantis. Soon Diamantis had a company: first an iguana, then pythons; and the […]

Imagine: There are seashore, a dark sky with August stars above your head; at your feet are waves running onto the sand: splash, splash… Behind, there are a tent and a smoldering fire. Nobody is around but cicadas with their serenades. You are alone with yourself and eternity… Or rather, you are on a small […]

An olive tree is sacred for the Cretans, as for all Greeks. It seems that it always existed like land, sea, sky. The presence of olives on Crete back in the pre-Minoan era was confirmed by archaeologists. They are mentioned by Herodotus, Hippocrates and Homer. A provider, a doctor and a reward – the olive […]

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Crete and a number of surrounding islands and islets constitute the region of Crete. Crete is a feast for the senses: wild natural beauty and thousands of years […]

The fast is over; summer is coming, which means that it is the time not only for tourists, but also for weddings. How does a wedding on Crete begin? Well, concerning relationships, marriage proposal, engagement – this is understandable, but before the wedding there is a preamble! So is the meaning of the Greek word […]

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 […]