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Nikos Kazantzakis, the Cretan writer of Zorbas the Greek

There is a film and a musical score most people around the world know quite well that immediately brings to mind Greece. That film is "Zorbas the Greek" and the musical score is for the Zorba dance. Even more so there is a phrase Zorbas says that has been repeated many... Continue reading

September

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The Martyr Yiannis Vlachos Daskaloyiannis

There is a man here in Crete whose name has been given to the airport of Chania. His name is Yiannis Vlachos Daskaloyiannis. Daskaloyiannis is a nickname that was given to him after he returned home from his studies abroad. Vlachos was his paternal surname. He was born in the... Continue reading

July

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Tabakaria-the making of leather

Many people who visit Chania and maybe Heraklion do not really know the existence of a trade now almost extinct but for one Tanner left in Chania. The tanneries known to the locals as “Tabakaria”, tabak is a Turkish... Continue reading

July

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The myth of the mighty Minotaur

I’m taking you back into our elementary classroom where the cunning Ministry of Education knew how to grab our attention because Greek history in our scholastic future would be the longest ride ever. So they had to make sure they had our devoted focus by teaching us myths. We have... Continue reading

July

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Minoan female fashion with a passion!

Over the decades we have seen so many international designers dare take steps in fashion that would provoke, shock, and even disgust some purists. But I want to talk about fashion that dates back to 2600BC-1260BC. We are stepping... Continue reading

June

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St Rocco of Chania protector from the… plague!

When Venice was a European powerhouse and ruled supreme during the 13th century till its decline in the 18th century it had to deal with quite a few countries they regarded as their God sent right to... Continue reading

June

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The formidable Janissary Ibrahim Alidakis

There is a monumental villa complex partly in ruins in the village of Embrosneros in the prefecture of Chania of which very few people know about that has such an immense and intense history. And this villa is called... Continue reading

June

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Ancient Aptera

When Sir Arthur Evans decidedly dug up ancient Knossos – founded around the Neolithic period and abandoned around 1100 BC - in the prefecture of Heraklion, not only did he find a treasure bigger than he had ever imagined regarding the... Continue reading

May

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Grabbing the bull by the horn – Taurokathapsia

There is something hard to describe about my people. Cretans have a lack of fear when it comes to facing death in the eye. It might be because of the 8.400 square km of land with 2/3 of it being mountainous that has had them trek hard to reach places... Continue reading

May

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El Greco the Cretan

When I was a child I distinctly remember a book we had about painters. I couldn’t have been more than four or five at the time. The book’s pictures were black and white but it was full of renaissance paintings and I would find... Continue reading

Nikos Kazantzakis, the Cretan writer of Zorbas the Greek

The Martyr Yiannis Vlachos Daskaloyiannis

Tabakaria-the making of leather

The myth of the mighty Minotaur

Minoan female fashion with a passion!

St Rocco of Chania protector from the… plague!

The formidable Janissary Ibrahim Alidakis

Ancient Aptera

Grabbing the bull by the horn – Taurokathapsia

El Greco the Cretan

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