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

...-n-y-s3/i-m-ni-s3 (Amnisos), b3-y-s3-?-y (Phaistos), k3-t-w-n3-y (Kydonia) and k3-in-yw-s (Knossos) and some toponyms reconstructed as Cyclades and Greek. If the values of these Egyptian names are acc...

2. Heraklion
(Crete/Articles)

...'Heraklion', meaning City of Heracles (Hercules), after the port of Heracleum which had existed somewhere in the locality in Roman times. The biggest monument of the city is the Venetian medi...

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

...and the first palace was built around 2000 BC. Excavations have unearthed a rich historical strata, and some ruins date back to neolithic times. Phaistos PlanThe palace, just like the other palaces of...

4. Chania
(Crete/Articles)

...he Old Harbor.     Chania is the site of the Minoan settlement the Greeks called Cydonia. Some important evidence for the existence of this Minoan city below some parts of today's Ch...

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

... to house a head of state or similar. Knossos was a complex collection of over 1000 interlocking rooms, some of which served as artisans' workrooms and food processing centres (e.g. wine presses)....

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

...maria Gorge is 43 km away  from the city of Chania, this is the longest gorge in Europe, measuring some 18 kilometers and renowed for its awesome beauty. At some points the passage is just 3 mete...

7. Cretan Literature
(Crete/Articles)

...an Literature  Erotokritos is undoubtedly the masterpiece of the Cretan literature. According to some philologists, the first works of Modern Greek were written in the Cretan dialect during the...

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

... The group of windmills has been declared a work of art since 1986. The mills belong to individuals and some of them have been restored while others still remain half-ruined. Two of the twenty-four wi...

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

...d 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 climbing). If you don't turn at the ...

10. Crete holidays
(Crete/Articles)

...Agios Nikolaos on the North part of the island and Ierapetra to the south part facing the Libyan sea. Some 256 km long and about 15 and 30 kms wide, majestic mountains rise in its centre with their ...

11. Chicken roasted
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

...he onions and pepper in small pieces and add them in the casserole. Let them brown for 2-3 minutes, add some water and cook the food at normal heat for 30 minutes. Then add the chestnuts and cook for ...

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

... 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 cuttlefishes become tender and their water evaporate...

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

... visit it with boat or via the litle Gorge with wonderfill view . Many centuries ago, many hermits used some caves there to live. ...

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

...epanos. The city was a very important trading centre of this period. The city had two ports at Kisamos. Some believe that these were west towards Kalyves and some others near Kalami, at north by east ...

15. Museums of Crete
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... as Greece is full of ancient sites to visit. Below you can find the museums of Crete were you can view some items of ancient Crete civilization. On Iraklion you can visit the following museums: ...

16. Crete travel guide
(Static Content)

... Agios Nikolaos on the North part of the island and Ierapetra to the south part facing the Libyan sea. Some 256 km long and about 15 and 30 kms wide, majestic mountains rise in its centre with their ...

17. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

... as Greece is full of ancient sites to visit. Below you can find the museums of Crete were you can view some items of ancient Crete civilization. On Iraklion you can visit the following museums: ...

18. Crete travel guide
(Static Content)

... Agios Nikolaos on the North part of the island and Ierapetra to the south part facing the Libyan sea. Some 256 km long and about 15 and 30 kms wide, majestic mountains rise in its centre with their ...

19. Southern Maritime Shipping Consultants
(Web Links / Transportation)

Our Agency is located in Chanea Crete at Souda-Bay and some of our services include: Containerized cargo/ liner-container vsls, Roro vsls, Passenger ships, Crude oil vessels, Bulk cargo vsls, Clearanc