Monastery of Aghios Georgios Vrachasiotis
Route from the Monastery Aghios Georgios Vrachasiotis to the forest of Akilakes in the mountains above Malia. The old monastery of Aghios Georgios Vrachasiotis is located in a really wonderful …
Route from the Monastery Aghios Georgios Vrachasiotis to the forest of Akilakes in the mountains above Malia. The old monastery of Aghios Georgios Vrachasiotis is located in a really wonderful …
The imposing Ha gorge near Ierapetra on Crete. Location and the area around, pictures and video of the spectacular crossing of the canyon. A particular major characteristic around the city …
Cave of Milatos. The story of the drama of 1823 close to the village of Milatos on Crete during the Greek Revolution and the sightseeing today. The village of Milatos …
Aghios Pandeleimon church at Pigi (close to Kastelli). The Byzantine church of Aghios Pandeleimon is below 2 miles (3.22 km) north of Kastelli, off the road to Hersonisos, signed to …
Minoan settlement Karfi on Lasithi plateau. Karfi is a crucial Minoan village east of Diaselou tis Ampelou (Seli) which is placed at the borders of the areas of Heraklion and …
Monastery of Moni Faneromeni at the isthmus of Crete. The isthmus of Crete The motorway heading south from Aghios Nikolaos is not particularly interesting at first, because it leads through …
Neapoli, one of the most beautiful cities on Crete with Monasteries and the ancient Dorian mountain town of Driros in the middle of the green Skafi basin. Neapoli is one …
Old Panayia Kera church at Kritsa with the most complete and most famous palette of Byzantine frescoes preserved in Crete. The most famous church near the ‘largest village’ on Crete, …
The wild and untapped Agios Ioannis peninsula. The triangular peninsula north of Neapoli and Aghios Nikolaos, east of Milatos and northwest from Elounda is surprisingly wild and not very crowded. …
Arkadi, the symbol of Cretan will of freedom. The 9th of November is National Day of Crete with a large procession the previous day, which reminds of the dramatic events …