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

...iated with the labyrinth, which Evans identified as the site at Knossos. It is possible, though unsure, that Minos was indeed a term used to identify a specific Minoan ruler. It could also have been u...

2. Heraklion
(Crete/Articles)

... of Knossos, which in Minoan times was the biggest centre of population on Crete. So it is very likely that there was a port here as long ago as 2000 BC. There is however no archaeological evidence f...

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

...tecture of Phaistos is more simplified compared with Knossos, and it is built in an orderly arrangement that refers to a single architect. The building outlines and the ground plan is easily deciphere...

4. Chania
(Crete/Articles)

...d which the whole urban area was developed. It used to be surrounded by the old Venetian fortifications that started to be built in 1538; of them the eastern and western parts have survived. From the ...

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

...ntially if imaginatively "rebuilt", making the site accessible 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 Kal...

6. Rethymno
(Crete/Articles)

...di (Rimmondi square), the Venetian Loggia etc. Today its main income is tourism, with large Facilities that have been built the past 20 years and Agriculture especially, for its olive oil and Mediter...

7. Crete Music
(Crete/Articles)

Crete Music  Crete traditional folk music with lira  Crete is an island that is a part of Greece. The traditional folk music of Crete is called κρητικά (kri

8. Cretan Literature
(Crete/Articles)

...ered by two young lovers, Erotokritos and Aretousa, daughter of Heracles, King of Athens. It was a tale that enjoyed enormous popularity among its Greek readership and succeeded in making itself somet...

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

... of Crete was founded on 27 of May 1973. Founder of the Museum was Vice Admiral Ar. Yannopoulos, who at that time served as Admiral Commander of Comanding Concern in Chania. For this reason was honou...

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

.... 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 north of it. All the mills belong to the...

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

...stive system, therefore reducing the appearance of ulcers and other gastroenteric problems. It is clear that olive oil is really miraculous for the health. ...

12. Crete holidays
(Crete/Articles)

... first developed here over 4000 years with the Minoan civilisation.    There are many reasons that made Creta one of the top holiday destinations in the world: beautiful beaches, traditional...

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

...nds itself up to Kalamaki. And, if you’re lucky, you might see one of these protected sea turtles that come to nest in the sand during summer.     You must visit it on your holidays o...

14. Kalitsounia
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

Cretan diet recipes  Kalitsounia 1 kg flour ½ tsp. salt 2 tbsp. oil water (enough so that the dough does not stick in your hands when kneading it) Instructions:  Mix all the ingredien

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

...ity 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 of the Cape, ...

16. Crete History
(Static Content)

According to mythology Crete Greece is the mythical land of King Minoa.  Legend says that he refused to sacrifice a bull to the gods and Poseidon, to punish him, made his wife fall in love with

17. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...structed by the Turks in an effort to strengthen the city's defence. Due to the different functions that it served over the centuries - until the 1960's it housed the civic prison - its origin...

18. Crete travel guide
(Static Content)

...culture first developed here over 4000 years with the Minoan civilisation.  There are many reasons that made Crete one of the top holiday destinations in the world: beautiful beaches, traditional...

19. Crete History
(Static Content)

According to mythology Crete Greece is the mythical land of King Minoa.  Legend says that he refused to sacrifice a bull to the gods and Poseidon, to punish him, made his wife fall in love with

20. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...structed by the Turks in an effort to strengthen the city's defence. Due to the different functions that it served over the centuries - until the 1960's it housed the civic prison - its origin...

21. Crete travel guide
(Static Content)

...culture first developed here over 4000 years with the Minoan civilisation.  There are many reasons that made Crete one of the top holiday destinations in the world: beautiful beaches, traditional...

22. Eurobank
(Web Links / Banks)

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