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

...ourishing from approximately 2700 to 1450 BC when their culture was superseded by the Mycenaean culture, which drew upon the Minoans. Based on depictions in Minoan art, Minoan culture is often charact...

2. Heraklion
(Crete/Articles)

...ace to visit in Heraclion is Knossos.   Heraklion is close to the ruins of the palace of Knossos, which in Minoan times was the biggest centre of population on Crete. So it is very likely that ...

3. Crete Climate
(Crete/Articles)

...ad been practically unknown to the plains until the truly exceptional cold snap of February 2004, during which the whole island was blanketed with snow. During summer, average temperatures are in the ...

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

...e, high on a dramatic hill, overlooking the entire Messara plain framed by the Asterousia mountain range which is sprinkled with small villages to the south, and the Lasithi mountains to the East. Loo...

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

...Greece, but under the Roman Empire in the second century AD Crete was known for a sweet wine, protropos, which was exported to Italy. In late medieval Europe, in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries,...

6. Chania
(Crete/Articles)

...hite Mountains. Today, the city of Chania can be divided in two parts: the old town and the modern city which is the larger one. The old town is situated next to the old harbour and is the matrix aro...

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

...d in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos, a Cretan merchant and antiquarian. He conducted the first excavations, which brought to light part of the storage magazines in the west wing and a section of the west...

8. Rethymno
(Crete/Articles)

...deal for those in search of shade and tranquillity. Throughout the year various activities are organized which draw a large crowd. The Wine Festival is held there annually at the beginning of July. An...

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

... 3 meters wide and at times the steep sides rise to a height of 600 meters. The gorge is cut by a stream which flows between the highest peak of the White Mountains and Mt. Volikas. Hiking down the go...

10. Crete Music
(Crete/Articles)

...ged fiddle similar to the Pontian kemenche. It is often accompanied by the Cretian lute (laoúto), which is similar to both an oud and a mandolin. Thanassis Skordalos and Kostas Moundakis are th...

11. Cretan Literature
(Crete/Articles)

...t outside Greece: paradoxically, because he himself rated his poetry and dramas far above his novels, to which he devoted himself seriously only during the last decade of his life. Paradoxically, too,...

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

...ed in Chania to shelter, protect and exhibit our naval traditions - esspesialy Cretan naval tradition - which have always be source of National survival and inspiration. In these web pages are briefl...

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

...he sculptures (reliefs, statues and architectural parts) in rooms XIX-XX. The St. Giamalakis collection which was bought by the Greek State in 1962 is now on display in room XVII. A collection of i...

14. Lassithi traditional windmills
(Places to visit on Crete/Traditional sites to visit on Crete)

...u and is the landmark of the whole area. Today 24 windmills are preserved (out of the original 26), 7 of which extend to the south of the road that enters the plateau while the rest are built to the n...

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

...r left, you will see an old venitian bridge. If you turn left 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 afte...

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

Crete  is a major producer of olive oil With an estimated 34 million olive trees - which works out to 62 olive trees for every man, woman and child. Crete also claims to have the oldest living o

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

...other casserole, boil it for a while, strain it and add it in the cuttlefishes, together with the olives which you have also strained. Add salt and some pepper and let the food cook until the cuttlefi...

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

...r 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 forest , called Rouvas. You can find litle taver...

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

...a was one of the thirty Cretan cities that signed the decree with Eumenes B' of Pergamos. The ruins, which are preserved, show the flourish and power of the city. The walls (Classical and Hellenis...

20. Crete History
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...ians. The Roman occupation came in 69 AC and lasted until 330 AC, followed by the Byzantine era during which the wealth of Crete is visible in the beautiful mosaic floor of the basilicas built durin...

21. Museums of Crete
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...ury A.D.) Historical Museum of Crete The Museum is housed in a neoclassical building which belongs to the Philanthropic Institutions A. and M. Kalokairinou. It was designed by L. K...

22. Crete History
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...ians. The Roman occupation came in 69 AC and lasted until 330 AC, followed by the Byzantine era during which the wealth of Crete is visible in the beautiful mosaic floor of the basilicas built durin...

23. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...ury A.D.) Historical Museum of Crete The Museum is housed in a neoclassical building which belongs to the Philanthropic Institutions A. and M. Kalokairinou. It was designed by L. K...