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

...occurred during a mature phase of the LM IA period. The calendar date of the eruption is extremely controversial; see the article on Thera eruption for discussion. The oldest signs of inhabitants on C...

2. Heraklion
(Crete/Articles)

...ears in a bloody war in which 30,000 Cretans and 120,000 Turks died. The Venetians eventually handed it over in 1669. The city was spelled during the Turkish rule as Kania (again also applied to the w...

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

...y, Phaistos is built on the most spectacular setting of all palaces in Crete, high on a dramatic hill, overlooking the entire Messara plain framed by the Asterousia mountain range which is sprinkled ...

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

...ble to the casual visitor in a way that a field of unmarked ruins is not. The ruins at Knossos were discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos, a Cretan merchant and antiquarian. He conducted the first...

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

...a.     He was protected by the Kuretes (5 Cretans) who danced and clashed their weapons to cover the cries of the baby Zeus....

6. Crete Music
(Crete/Articles)

...Greek music. After the Turks conquered Crete in 1669, Crete went through a dark period of tyranny and poverty. In the 1810s, Georgios the Cretan helped to revive Byzantine music traditions. Today, mo...

7. Cretan Literature
(Crete/Articles)

...dern Greek literature. It is a verse romance written around 1600 by Vitsentzos Kornaros (1553-1613). In over 10,000 lines of rhyming fifteen-syllable couplets, the poet relates the trials and tribulat...

8. Tylissos
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

...fire in the 14th century B.C. and reinhabited in historic times as is attested by ruins of later houses over the Minoan ones. Tylissos was excavated by Joseph Chatzidakis in 1902-1913. In 1954, in the...

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

...y man, woman and child. Crete also claims to have the oldest living olive tree, though two trees - each over 2000 years old - on either side of the island vie for the title. Branches from both trees w...

10. Crete holidays
(Crete/Articles)

...orical view it is the most significant of the Greek islands since European culture first developed here over 4000 years with the Minoan civilisation.    There are many reasons that made Cret...

11. Dacos
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

...ks with water. Pour a tbsp. oil on each daco, or more if you like. Grate the tomatoes and spread them over each daco. Add salt, oregano and fresh mizithra and the Dacos is ready. ...

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

...m, stirring from time to time. Then add the wine and after three minutes also add 3 glasses of water, cover the saucepan and let the food cook at medium heat. While the cuttlefishes are being cooked,...

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

...reece. Vectoring on the north west side of the peninsula is the wonderful beach of Balos. The beach is covered with fine white sand and is located between the two creeks of the Tigani cape with a beau...

14. Greek Salad with Olives
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

...t in a salad bowl. Add capers, onion cut into thin rings and olives. Season with salt and oregano, pour over the dressing with olive oil and vinegar and mix. At the end place feta cheese on the top of...

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

...goddess Eileithyia, cult of Apteran Artemis and Prytaneion. 500 metres away from the city, has been discovered a cemetery with vaulted tombs of Roman times. The area of the ancient city and its outsk...

16. Museums of Crete
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...gh show-cases filled with exhibits of the minoan period. These finds were unearthed from mount Youchtas overlooking the village of Archanes.  On Chania you can visit the foll...

17. Crete travel guide
(Static Content)

...orical view it is the most significant of the Greek islands since European culture first developed here over 4000 years with the Minoan civilisation.  There are many reasons that made Crete one o...

18. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...gh show-cases filled with exhibits of the minoan period. These finds were unearthed from mount Youchtas overlooking the village of Archanes.  On Chania you can visit the foll...

19. Crete travel guide
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...orical view it is the most significant of the Greek islands since European culture first developed here over 4000 years with the Minoan civilisation.  There are many reasons that made Crete one o...

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(Web Links / Society & Culture)

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21. Eurobank
(Web Links / Banks)

A large bank that covers most of Europe, Eurobank has many locations on Crete including two branches in Chania.