Men and women in traditional Cretan dress greet us with smiling eyes. The men hand out small glasses of fiery raki. But we are not on Crete, island of the Minoans in the Mediterranean. We are next to the river Thames, in Battersea, London, being welcomed to a traditional Cretan lunch at the hotel Rafayel […]
All the fish are small, but some are much tinier than others. These two look very affectionate. The bigger fish, a black band at the end of its tail fin, nuzzles the other, nose to nose, in what seems to be a friendly kiss. It turns out to be the kiss of death. As if […]
“The most luxurious thing we have here is nature”, says Tassos Gourgouras, welcoming our group to Milia (www.milia.gr/english.html). This restored mountain settlement is an international eco-tourism award-winner. Once derelict, these traditional stone farmhouses near the village of Vlatos in western Crete, are now comfortable, rustic eco-apartments, decorated with local furniture and powered by solar energy. All […]
Crete is one of the more notable and the largest Island in Greece. It’s located in the Mediterranean Sea in between the Sea of Crete and the Libyan Sea. Crete is about 260 kilometres long and 60 kilometres wide it’s literally in the middle of the Mediterranean. The island is divided into four areas, namely, […]
I had dinner with a Minoan Princess, in Crete, one summer night a few weeks ago. I know this, because of one of the treasures that I saw when some friends and I visited the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. (http://www.interkriti.org/museums/hermus.htm) The treasures were from Crete’s ancient Minoan civilisation. Something that particularly caught my eye there, […]
Last July, I had the excellent opportunity to go on the vacation of my dreams – to the birthplace of Zeus, the Greek Island of Crete. I spent a week next to the sapphire-blue waters and what an unforgettable experience! My first day in the tiny town of Makrigialos – three hours by crowded bus […]
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