1. Crete Map
(Crete/Articles)

Crete map Find the map of Heraklion, Chania, Rethymno, Lassithi. You can use the arrows to navigate throu the Crete map, or change the type of the map.

2. Minoan Civilization on Crete
(Crete History/Articles)

...ean Sea The Minoans were a pre-Hellenic Bronze Age civilization in Crete in the Aegean Sea, flourishing from approximately 2700 to 1450 BC when their culture was superseded by the Mycenaean culture, w...

3. Phestos
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

Phestos  The palace of Phaistos commands the Messara plain from its location on a low hill, and it is the second in size palace of Crete after Knossos. The site was inhabited since the late neol

4. Cretan wine
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

Cretan wine has a long history. Wine was certainly being made by the Minoans before 1600 BC. Wines from Crete are not listed among those specially prized in classical Greece, but under the Roman Empi

5. Knossos
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

...avation and restoration of Knossos, and the discovery of the culture he labelled Minoan, is inseparable from the individual Evans. Nowadays archeology is a field of academic teamwork and scientific ri...

6. Chania
(Crete/Articles)

... end of the Minoan period as an important city-state in Classical Greece era, one whose domain extended from Hania Bay to the feet of the White Mountains. Today, the city of Chania can be divided in ...

7. Ideon Andron Cave
(Places to visit on Crete/Ancient cities on Crete)

...was the birthplace of Zeus. In the myth, Rhea brought the infant Zeus to the Ideon cave to protect him from his father, Kronos, who would have swallowed him alive, as he had previously done with his ...

8. Fragokastelo Castle
(Places to visit on Crete/Traditional sites to visit on Crete)

...e is a myth related to this castle, called "Drosulites" , but you better hear about this myth from the locals along with one glass of "tsikoudia" the traditional drink of Crete.Fra...

9. Rethymno
(Crete/Articles)

...ns.   The town still maintains its old aristocratic appearance, with its buildings dating from the 16th century, arched doorways, stone staircases, Byzantine and Hellenic-Roman remains, ...

10. Samaria Gorge
(Places to visit on Crete/Cretan gorges)

Samaria Gorge  The longest gorge in Europe is Samaria Gorge Samaria Gorge is 43 km away  from the city of Chania, this is the longest gorge in Europe, measuring some 18 kilometers and ren

11. Crete Music
(Crete/Articles)

...oundakis are the most renowned player of the lýra. The earliest documented music on Crete comes from ancient Greece. For many centuries, Cretan music was primarily influenced by eastern techni...

12. Cretan Literature
(Crete/Articles)

...thor of the Siege of Malta (1570), and Chortatsis and Kornaros is too short to allow for the formation, from scratch, of the Cretan dialect we see in the texts of the latter two. The only explanation,...

13. Maritime Museum of Crete
(Places to visit on Crete/Museums of Crete)

...your ticket you contribute in its maintainance and improvement.     Operation Hours: - Daily from 1 / 11 - 31 / 3 the Museum   is open from 09:00 - 14:00. - Daily from 1 / 4 - 31 ...

14. Archaeological museum of Heraklion
(Places to visit on Crete/Museums of Crete)

...tzidakis and Stephanos Xanthoudides, Ephors of the Archaeological Service. It housed the valuable finds from Crete until 1937, when the construction of the modern, antiseismic building was begun. Than...

15. Ammoudara beach
(Places to visit on Crete/Beaches on Crete)

...s, restaurants and beach bars can be found along the beach. Easy transportation by public buses or taxi from Heraklion.     ...

16. Preveli beach on Crete
(Places to visit on Crete/Beaches on Crete)

...eft here, you will get to a non asphalted road which, after a few kilometers, will lead you to a beach, from which you will reach Preveli after some 20 minutes walk along the coast (and some 50-70 m c...

17. Crete olive oil
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

... though two trees - each over 2000 years old - on either side of the island vie for the title. Branches from both trees were collected to make the wreaths awarded to winning athletes in the Athens 200...

18. Crete holidays
(Crete/Articles)

...k islands and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean, lies south in Greece separating the Aegean from Libyan Sea, the southest part of Europe, a link between three continents Asia, Africa and E...

19. Kalli Limenes beach on South Crete
(Places to visit on Crete/Beaches on Crete)

... for children and one rocky. The sea is wonderfull with cristal clear water and view to the Lybian sea. From Kalli Limenes, a non asphalted road reaches Ayofrarango and Odiyitria monastery. You can fi...

20. Dacos
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

Dakos How to make traditional Dakos   4 barley rusks (they are round) 4 ripe tomatoes 1/4 kilo fresh mizithra salt or oregano if you want Instructions: Slightly sprinkle the rusks with water. P

21. Komos Beach on Matala
(Places to visit on Crete/Beaches on Crete)

... of the most beautifull beach in Crete.  It is full of trees and you will find there shade to rest from the summer heat .The large curve of the beach, dominated by the Psiloritis and Kedros mount...

22. Cuttlefishes with Green Olives
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

...loves 500 gr. green olives, crushed 1 water glass olive oil salt, pepper Instructions: Remove the stone from the olives and put them in a bowl filled with water in order for their extra salt to be rem...

23. Ayiofarango
(Places to visit on Crete/Beaches on Crete)

...39;s one of the best places you can visit on South Crete. On the beach you can find cristal clear water from Lybian Sea. You can visit it with boat or via the litle Gorge with wonderfill view . Many c...

24. Zaros Lake
(Places to visit on Crete/Articles)

Zaros Lake A very green place, with a lake, water running along the roads all year long  from Psiloritis mountains. From the lake, there is a walk which leads to beautiful gorges, then to a oak

25. Balos beach on Kissamos
(Places to visit on Crete/Beaches on Crete)

... Tigani cape with a beautifull emerald color.  You can visit Balos beach with a boat departuring from Kasteli twice a day, arriving in the morning and leaving 6hours later. More info for tiket...

26. Aptera
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

...also called Apteros. Recent research testifies that the name of the city is found in tables of Linear B from Knossos, in the form APATAXA (ARATACHA). These are the most important historical moments of...

27. Crete History
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...ed to sacrifice a bull to the gods and Poseidon, to punish him, made his wife fall in love with a bull. From this union Minotaur was born and hid in a labyrinth. Another legend says that, to avenge th...

28. Museums of Crete
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...tzidakis and Stephanos Xanthoudides, Ephors of the Archaeological Service. It housed the valuable finds from Crete until 1937, when the construction of the modern, antiseismic building was begun. Thus...

29. Crete travel guide
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...k islands and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean, lies south in Greece separating the Aegean from Libyan Sea, the southest part of Europe, a link between three continents Asia, Africa and E...

30. Crete History
(Static Content)

...ed to sacrifice a bull to the gods and Poseidon, to punish him, made his wife fall in love with a bull. From this union Minotaur was born and hid in a labyrinth. Another legend says that, to avenge th...