Santorini - A Day Trip from Rethymno Everyone yearns to visit the most famous of all Greek islands – Santorini, the jewel of the Cyclades, but few realize that it’s an easy two-hour cruise from Rethymno, just half an hour’s…
Exploring Crete's Traditional Lyra Music and Instrument Unique to Crete, the lyra is the pear-shaped, three-stringed instrument that is played on the knee like a violin. Nothing is more Cretan than this ancient instrument, which according to Greek mythology, was…
Meltemi Restaurant - International Gastronomic Festival The East meets the West at "Meltemi" main restaurant A unique gastronomic festival, celebrating ethnic cuisines from around the world, takes place twice per month at Meltemi main restaurant. Anemos Luxury Grand Resort presents…
Exploring Crete: Knossos and Heraklion Wine Country If you’re up for an unforgettable day out by car from Georgioupoli, Crete’s most popular historical site - the Palace of Knossos - is only a 90-minute drive. By happy coincidence, Knossos is…
Eliros Mare Awarded Sunny Heart Silver Award 2018 Eliros Mare in Georgioupolis, Crete, is awarded a Sunny Heart Silver Award 2018 in the category “Griechenland & Zypern” (Greece & Cyprus), by Thomas Cook. It’s the fourth consequent year that Thomas…
Mythos Palace Resort & Spa - Sunny Heart Silver Award 2018 Mythos Palace Resort & Spa in Georgioupolis, Crete, received the Sunny Heart Silver Award 2018 in the category “Griechenland & Zypern” (Greece & Cyprus), from Thomas Cook. For the…
Explore the Amari Valley in Crete With the mighty Psiloritis mountain range to the east and the Kedros moutains to the west, the Amari valley lies cradled 500 metres above sea level, an enchanting labyrinth of country lanes, connecting tiny…
Mythos Palace Resort & Spa - Tourism Award Winner For the 6th consecutive year, the Tourism Awards event rewarded the best, the boldest, and the most innovative Greek tourism enterprises. Among the winners, Mythos Palace Resort & Spa received the…
Easter Celebration in Greece In Greece, perhaps more than any other European country, Easter is not only a deeply religious event, but a rich, dramatic celebration of renewal even for non-believers.This spiritual holiday, marked much more than Christmas is a…
Tabakaria - Chania's Historic Suburb On the eastern edge of Chania is the historic suburb of Halepa and its tiny coastal area - Tabakaria (the Greek word for tanneries). A walk through this magical film-set-like landscape is one of the…