Crete Holidays – Places to See on the Island of Crete
Greece has been in the news quite a lot over the last couple of years but the news has not been very good. Strikes and protests in Athens around the economic crises ...
Lighthouse – Rethymno, Crete – Daily Photo
I don’t talk enough about how much I enjoyed Crete. It has some of the best beaches I have seen in Europe, great food, beautiful historic cities and is the home of ...
History in a Door – Rethymno, Crete – Daily Photo
Even something as simple as a door can have a story to tell about a places history. The doric columns and classical shape show the Greek heritage of this door in Rethymno, ...
What’s a Minoan Urn? – Heraklion, Crete – Daily Photo
The archeological dig at Knossos on Crete was done in a fashion that current archeologist would not approve. Englishman Arthur Evans sometimes reconstructed parts of the ruins based more on his imagination ...
Old Door – Rethymno, Greece – Daily Photo
This door in Rethymno, Greece captures some of the history of the island of Crete. The style looks classic Greek but if you look carefully the inscription above the door is in ...
Palace at Knossos – Heraklion, Greece – Daily Photo
The archeological site of Knossos (often called the Palace of Knossos) near Heraklion, Greece on the island of Crete is the home of the Minoan civilization which is the first great civilization ...
Sidewalk Cafes – Chania, Crete – Daily Photo
Chania is a beautiful city on the island of Crete in Greece whose tourism brochure undoubtedly uses terms like “sun-drenched”. It may be cliché but it is also true. We visited Chania ...
Central Market – Chania, Crete – Daily Photo
On the edge of the old town in Chania on the island of Crete is a large indoor market (or Agora) which is popular with locals and fun for tourists, especially photographers. ...
Child's Play – Chania, Crete – Daily Photo
There is something irresistible about water in fountains to children. I think we adults probably feel the same way but are too constrained by what is right and proper to jump into ...
Yiali Tzami Mosque – Chania, Crete – Daily Photo
This former mosque which sits on the harbor in Chania testifies to the Muslim influence on the island during its rule by the Ottoman empire. This particular mosque was built by the ...
