The Cretan Dagger History

No single historical item represents the Island of Crete more than the Traditional Cretan Dagger. A weapon of honor and gallantry,this work was been realized in an effort to honor and preserve in the memory of modern generations an art in the island of Crete throughout the 19th and in the early 20th century which […]

A Trip to Eleftherna and Margarites

Last Sunday I went for an other excellent trip with EOS, the Greek mountainclub chapter Hania. We went with three buses in the morning, and the new archaeological museum in Eleftherna was our first stop. This is a brand new museum with finds from the area.   The museum is located outside Rethimno and you […]

The Union of Crete with Greece

Today, Crete is Celebrating 103 years of freedom. The anniversary of the historical union of Crete with Greece make the Cretans proud and remind them that a Cretan is always fighting for his freedom. Chania, 1/12/2016 The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, and the President of Greek parliament Mr. Nikos Voutsis were in […]

The Cretan Dagger History

(Photo by gr.pinterest.com ) No single historical item represents the Island of Crete more than the Traditional Cretan Dagger. A weapon of honor and gallantry,this work was been realized in an effort to honor and preserve in the memory of modern generations an art in the island of Crete throughout the 19th and in the […]

Crete in 1950 – An amazing photo album

This is a journey to the past century… A photo album of the everyday life in Crete after the WWII…