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

... 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Age civilization in Crete in the Aegean Sea, flourishing from approximately 2700 to 1450 BC when their culture was superseded by the Mycenaean culture, which drew upon the Minoans. Based on de...

2. Heraklion
(Crete/Articles)

... also applied to the whole island of Crete) but also known as Megalo Kastro 'Big Castle'. During their occupation, the harbour silted up, so they moved most of their business to Hania in the w...

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

...he buildings are arranged around expansive courtyards following the uneven surface of the hill, and with their walls enclose the panorama of the Messara plain and Mount Idi to the south and North resp...

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

...of the first Neolithic settlement circa 7000 BCE. Over time and during several different phases that had their own social dynamic, Knossos grew until, by the 19th to 16th centuries BCE (during the ...

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

...goat nymph, Amalthia.     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)

...by eastern techniques and styles. The Cretan lyre is almost the same as the lyre of Istanbul. Concerning their roots, we have to deal with two different possible versions: 1) The lyre was brought by t...

7. Cretan Literature
(Crete/Articles)

...ated by the pseudo-Aristotelian theory of decorum, the heroes of the works use a vocabulary analogous to their social and educational background. It was thanks to this convention that the Cretan comed...

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

...n restored while others still remain half-ruined. Two of the twenty-four windmills have been restored by their owners....

9. Crete holidays
(Crete/Articles)

... Libyan sea. Some 256 km long and about 15 and 30 kms wide, majestic mountains rise in its centre with their plateaus split by deep ravines ending up in fertile valleys and sandy beaches. It has a g...

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

...per Instructions: Remove the stone from the olives and put them in a bowl filled with water in order for their extra salt to be removed. Wash the cuttlefishes well and cut them in stripes (approximate...

11. Snails
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

...ass oil salt, pepper, rosemary Put the snails in a big bowl filled with water and leave them there until their heads come out (30 to 45 minutes) and clean them thoroughly. Throw away all the snails wh...

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

...ved, show the flourish and power of the city. The walls (Classical and Hellenistic period) are expanded. Their length is four kilometres and they have towers and parapets. In late 5th and early 4th ce...

13. Crete travel guide
(Static Content)

...e Libyan sea. Some 256 km long and about 15 and 30 kms wide, majestic mountains rise in its centre with their plateaus split by deep ravines ending up in fertile valleys and sandy beaches. It has a g...