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Category: News
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:11:32 GMT
An ancient windmill was recently discovered within the Venetian walls of Heraklion, in Crete, one of the major fortifications in the Mediterranean.
Category: News
Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:02:13 GMT
Between piles of books and hundreds of original writings which have been kept for many years, Dimitris Kalokiris has decided to share the story about his close friendship with the renowned Greek poet Odysseas Elytis.
Location: Heraklion
Category: Events
Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:03:50 GMT
This weekend, the caves of Matala will host once more the old hippies in this three day festival- meeting for all the flower children.
Category: News
Fri, 27 May 2011 13:26:07 GMT
The Archeological Council is pressing things for the opening of the Archeological Museum of Heraklion that remains closed for many years now.
Location: Heraklion
Category: Events
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:21:56 GMT
It has been nearly half a century since the unexpected death of Marilyn Monroe. The best recognized American actress and an appealing persona, she has run a 16-year career and yet her myth lives till today.
Category: News
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:22:57 GMT
Two olive pips and a print of a vine leaf located above a crude brick were recently traced into a well dated back to 3rd millennium BC in Knossos Crete.
Category: Interviews
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:14:08 GMT
Founded in 1997 by Niki Rose, a Greek American professional chef, Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries introduce people to the traditional life and practises in Crete.
Category: Interviews
Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:31:57 GMT
When John McLaren decided to move in Crete about 20 years ago, he had no idea that he would be the one to give a new perspective to the locals as regards aqua life. John had always had a passion for aquariums, but the locals had probably never heard of this word. This is how a wonderful adventure started...
Category: Interviews
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:53:36 GMT
How is a small village in Crete, an eastern meditation like Reiki, an accountant and a severe disease be all connected into a touching and optimistic story? The answer to this puzzle is Margaret Radcliffe, a lovely lady from Pudsey UK, who decided to look for a better life, after she had this life-changing experience.
Category: News
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:42:57 GMT
On Saturday July 3rd, the new Museum of Nikos Kazantzakis will be inaugurated in Myrtia village, close to Heraklion Crete.
Category: News
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:43:44 GMT
A few metres above the ancient site of Knossos, on Kefala Hill, archaeologists have unearthed the oldest farmhouses in Greece and perhaps of all Europe.
Category: News
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:03:20 GMT
A whole archaeological treasury has been found in the underground of Heraklion Centre.
Location: Heraklion
Category: Events
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:51:14 GMT
For the fourth year on the row, the Chocolate Festival will take place tomorrow evening, August 25th, in the centre of Heraklion Town.
Category: News
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:59:51 GMT
The representation of the largest Deinotherium giganteum that ever lived in Crete will be displayed in the Natural History Museum of Heraklion Crete.
Category: News
Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:16:37 GMT
A 28-year-old Biritish man is fighting for his life in the University Hospital of Heraklion since last night, after he was attacked by 13 men, also British, in the region of Malia.
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