Now’s still summer and we continue to fight the incredible heat, but maybe it’s time start considering your choices for the Christmas holiday. Have you made your plans? Well hurry up, because people are already making their reservations. One of the recommendations I will have for you is to consider spending the holidays in Crete. [...]

Crete is the largest island in Greece, accounting for the fact the Greeks often refer to it as Megalonisos, the ‘big island’. Its area o 8261 square kilometers also makes it the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean. Crete lies in the south of the Aegean Sea, in the centre of the East Mediterranean basin, [...]

The site that is now occupied by Rethymno was inhabited since the Late Minoan or Postpalatial times, as demonstrated by the finding in 1947 of a Late Minoan burial in the suburb of Mastaba to the south of the town. The autonomous and independent city of Rithymna later grew up on the same site in [...]

The history of Herakleio is reflected in the way its name changed through the ages. According to Strabo, it stands on the site of what was in antiquity one of the ports of Knossos, known as Herakleia. The settlement retained this name in roman times. Later, in the Byzantine period, it was known as ‘Castro’, [...]

Chania stands on the site of the ancient city of Cydonia: archeological excavations on Kastelli hill has brought to light a Minoan settlement with a building of the megaron type. Tombs of the Minoan or Late Minoan period have been found all over the town. Ancient Cydonia flourished throughout the Roman period. Under the Arabs [...]

I like to travel. Visiting new places, learning about them and meeting new people is my passion. My last trip was in Crete, Europe’s southernmost point and also the best place to meet people from all over the world. Every new place you visit leaves you with a powerful impression, but what I experienced in [...]