A 45 minute drive from Creta Maris, a visit to the small town of Archanes makes a brilliant day trip. Nikos Kazantzakis, Greece’s foremost modern writer (who wrote Zorba the Greek), described as Crete’s…
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Celebrating Greek Easter: A beginner’s guide to Greece’s most important religious holiday
Easter celebrations are the most beautiful and emotional events in the Greek calendar. Rich and colourful, for believers they are an intense act of faith, and for non-believers, the spring-time festival is a time…
The Precious Herbs of Crete
The epic properties of many Cretan products are widely known, and this holds true for the quality herbs that grow on the island. Since the time of Hippocrates and before, rare herbs like Origanum…
Visit CretAquarium: Explore the Wonders of the Mediterranean Sea
With more than 2,500 forms of marine life in 60 tanks, the CretAquarium is one of the island’s most popular family attractions. Since its opening in 2005, this beguiling introduction to Mediterranean marine lifeforms…
Blooming marvellous: the colour of Spring
Now warmer days are here, there’s no better time to explore Crete’s wonderful flora. This island’s gorgeous, often unique flowers have always beguiled nature lovers. But you don’t have to be an expert to…
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