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Tyrian Purple

The famously expensive Tyrian Purple, the purple-striped edges of a senatorial Roman toga and the phrase ‘Born to the Purple’ […]

Ariadne and Pasiphae

Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos on Crete and Pasiphae his queen and mother of their children (a moon […]

Wine

Remnants of grape seeds have been found in vessels dating back to the Early Bronze age. Wine constitutes along with […]

Dionysus

Based on the Orphic Theogony , Dionysus is the son of Zeus and Persephone or Semeli.Both these goddesses are of […]

Anthestiria

The Grand celebrations of the Anthestiria, in Ancient Greece reached its climax for 3 days, after a long period of […]

The Neolithic, god of Vegetation of the Aegean is Cretan that later on becomes Zeus, Zan

In Crete the guardians of little Dionysus are Apollo him self and the Cretan young men Kourites(we have the word […]

The shores of my country

Everything here speaks now, as it did centuries ago. Of illumination, of blinding joyous illumination. Light acquires a transcendental quality.. […]

MINOAN DIET

The diet of the Bronze Age people of Crete as one has the opportunity to see is surprisingly interesting and […]

The history of cooking and eating

The history of cooking and eating …the famous Mediterranean diet through Crete’s history.. Early man is normally portrayed as a […]

Looking back into humam history one realises that, only five out of the 209 Egyptian pharaohs in the 3,000 years […]

There are cave drawings in the Vernofeto Cave at Kato Pervolakia (Sitia district) which indicate that the cave was used […]

Seminars and Work shops on Minoan Crete. Curious about the Minoans? Intrigued by their art ? Of this well explored […]

About 70km east of the city of Heraklion is located the wonderful and distinctly upland Lassithi plateau, in the mountains […]

“There’s a place in the middle of the wine-dark sea called Crete, a lovely, fruitful land surrounded by the sea” […]

The ‘Mediterranean Diet’ is rightly renown. But what is not often realized is that to a large extent the Mediterranean […]

Let’s explore the outskirts of Rethymno, driving through the largest and oldest olive field of the Eastern Mediterranean Arkadi olive […]

The olive tree for most is a symbol of peace as found in the Old Testament! In fact this tree […]

Explore on foot the the beautiful Rethymno city with your professional licensed guide and local. Rethymno is the third in size city of […]

DECEMBER

December is the time of the year that announces the official beginning of the olive harvest, though often it starts […]

NOVEMBER

1 November Saint Anargyri, Cosmas and Damianos. On the 1 of November the practice of people that have fallen ill […]

Get to know the city of Rethymno, beyond the ruins and landmarks: take an orientation tour with your local licensed […]

DAY ONE – FRIDAY Breakfast served from 07:30 09:30 Departure from Hotel Porto Veneziano and by coach we set off for […]

Megalonisos,The Big Island Crete in the colloquial tongue and spacious and big it is. The brooding presence of its four […]

RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL RETHYMNO In the heart of summer, Rethymno hosts famous vocal ensembles from Europe and the world, as well […]

Wherever one might go in the Eastern Mediterranean, a handsome Adonis awaits: for he rejoices in many names in this […]

Arriving to Crete one’s heart beats to a new rhythm, one’s ears hear tonalities of a new tongue and with […]

Set in the Mediterranean sea is the mythical island of Crete, the cradle of European civilization. This island provided refuge […]

The world inherited after the passing of Alexander the Great in the 4th century B.C was a world changed. A […]

OCTOBER

07 October St.John the Hermit This particular John, according to tradition, arrived in Crete from Cyprus, with another 98 monks. […]

SEPTEMBER

On September first in Crete we have again overlapping celebration dedicated to the New year of agriculture of the Virgin […]

Exploring the western mountains of Crete that played a role in the cretan resistance. Cutting through the white mountain chain, […]

The Cretans are the Scots of Greece, though living at the extreme south end of the country. They have endured […]

To the south of the region of Rethymno through the largest olive field of Crete were at an altitude of […]

Visiting the most famous site of Crete Knossos and Archeological Museum in Heraklion. A tour of the mythical Palace of […]

Discovering the surroundings round Rethymno, Argyropoli springs and water falls, Roman Lappa. Old venetian palazzos, greco-roman cemetery mosaics and family […]

Another famous area in Crete is the city of Agios Nicolaos and Elounda. On the Eastern side of the island, […]

Heading East we make our way up to the plateau of Lassithi where the ancient Greek Gods where formed according […]

To the South of Knossos the ancient wineries of king Minos, mentioned in the papyrus of Egypt wineries can be […]

Making our way to the Libyan Coast and Roman capital of Crete, where St.Paul preached on his way to Rome. […]

Visit the Island of Spinalonga with a licensed tourist guide to get the most out of your visit and day. […]

AUGUST

06 August The Transfiguration of Christ .. in Greek he is Afendis Christos (Christ the Lord). Churches on the mountain […]

Remnants of grape seeds have been found in vessels dating back to the Early Bronze age. Wine constitutes along with […]

July is traditionally the month that the Greeks and Cretans of the countryside work hard, out in the fields. Now […]

The month of June has an association with Easter, perhaps surprisingly to Western ideas. The Ascension of Christ, coming 40 […]

The month that celebrates life – all life. In antiquity it was also the month that the souls that had […]

Wherever one might go in the Eastern Mediterranean, a handsome Adonis awaits: for he rejoices in many names in this […]

The first month of Spring. The month of the return of the swallows, victory of light over darkness. Before the […]

ST.TRYFONAS Saint Tryfonas is portrayed as a young man: an embodiment of the promise of spring, so eagerly awaited by […]

It might be a few decades now in Crete that we no longer see the farmer bringing home on the […]

Did you know that Crete celebrates 12 months a year? Did you also know that many of these celebrations go […]

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