The Land, Minoan History and Peoples, Religion, Women in Minoan Culture, Visual Culture, Bull - Jumping

Greek Mythology
--- The Principal Gods
--- Zeus' consorts and offspring
--- Minos

The artistic events, which take place every year in the first week of July at the same place called Fourni and in the Cretan village of Anogia. The poet, songwriter and singer from Anogia, who they call "Loudovikos from Anogia" wants to make the history of the young martyr, who supersedes his fear in love known to the public. And because 1.900 years have passed since the martyrdom of Yakinthos, he decided to honor the Saint of Love and sing together with him of the poetry of love.(www.yakinthia.com)

Refuges, information, maps, routes, equipment...

Cretan Index

Years ago, I fell in love with Crete, for me the most beautiful place in the world. Crete has become my second home. Visit my Crete page and look at some of my photographs.

Thanks to mass media in the twentieth century, this repertory became a strong symbol of identity for all people of Crete...

Lots of information and pictures from beaches where naturalism is allowed or tolerated.

The Institute for Aegean Prehistory Study Center for East Crete (or INSTAP-SCEC) is a unique facility for archaeological research, especially in the area of Aegean Prehistory. The Center is committed to stimulating and facilitating publication in the broader field of Cretan studies, with a focus on archaeology and ethnology.

Local newspaper - In Greek

...The relaxed Cretan lifestyle is well-geared towards those who enjoy sipping coffee in an outdoor cafι...

The Musical Workshop "Labyrinth" organizes seminars, concerts and various creative activities around modal traditional musics of the world. Labyrinth Musical Workshop was founded in 1982 by Ross Daly, with the goal of initiating young people, primarily, into a creative approach to traditional musical idioms from various parts of the world.

If you are new to Greek culture, you might be intimidated by all the unfamiliar names of Greek food. Here's a guide to some of the more common Greek foods...

UK Summer departures for charter flights to Greece

Opodo is a Pan-European travel company owned by nine of Europe's leading airlines and Amadeus, GDS and travel industry technology provider...

...105 routes between 38 key European airports across the UK, France, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Czech Republic, Greece, Germany, and Portugal

The Greek Language and Culture Centre offers programs to adult foreigners of every nationality who want to learn Greek

Information on sites and contacts over Greece and Crete.

On the morning of 20th May, 1941, the Germans launched the first airborne invasion in history. They chose the Greek island of Crete in the Eastern Mediterranean.

After 25 years of lobbying by a dedicated group of Cretan linguists, the EU parliament has finally taken the step of formal recognition for what is believed to be Europe’s oldest living language – Cretan...by Andrew Leech