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Aithria: The Dream Cave Beneath the Breath of the Mountains

2025-06-26 by Phil Butler

Aithria portal

Crete is a land shaped by myth and stone. From the shores of Knossos to the windswept peaks of Psiloritis, the island speaks in fragments — some carved in clay, others whispered through pines. But not all its stories are found in books or museums. Some exist only in moments… in dreams… or in the […]

Tags: Aithria Cave, crete, Crete legends, Keftiu, Melidoni Cave, Omalos Plateau, time portal

The Keftiu: Were They Absorbed and Erased from History?

2022-11-19 by Phil Butler

Camp Stool Fresco

The Keftiu, modernized by Arthur Evans as “Minoan,” are still a mystery unsolved. What happened to them?

Tags: Aiakos, Arthur Evans, Atlantis, Bible studies, Caphtor, Caphtorim, crete, Crete archaeology, Crete Island, Diamantis Panagiotopoulos, Greek legends, Homer, Keftiu, Knossos, Legends of Keftiu, Linear A, Minotaur, Plato, Rhadamanthys, Talos, The Odyssey, Theseus, Tsoutsouras, Zeus legend

September 11th in Gazi: A Cretan Hound Registration and Evaluation

2022-08-25 by Phil Butler

Cretan Hound

September 11th, Cretan Hound owners and breeders will register and present for morphology the living legend.

Tags: Cretan dog, Cretan Hound, Cretan Hound Club, Dog trials, Gazi, hunting dogs, Keftiu, Kennel Club of Greece, Kritikos Ichnilatis, Kritikos Lagonikos, Minoans

Crete Makes 2022 Top 5 Tripadvisor “Best of the Best” List

2022-08-23 by Phil Butler

South Crete

Crete Island is among the top 5 Best Destinations in the world, according to Tripadvisor’s 2022 report.

Tags: Best of the Best, crete, Crete attractions, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete food, Falasarna, Falasarna Beach, Keftiu, Peskesi, Theriso Gorge, TripAdvisor

“Tony the Pony” and the Eikonikos Equestrian Dream

2022-08-11 by Phil Butler

Tony the Pony

Unlikely heroes emanate from essential traditions. This equestrian story reveals many truths we’ve forgotten. And of course, Tony the Pony.

Tags: animism, Crete athletes, Crete sports, Crete stories, Crete traditions, Dimitra Eleni Pantechaki, Equestrian, Evangelos Grammatikakis, FEI World Equestrian Games, Grammatikakis, Greek equestrians, Hellenic Equestrian Federation, Heroes for today, horse traditions, Keftiu, Marianna Grammatikaki, Michalis Kalarakis, Minoans, Para-Dressage, Riding Academy of Crete, Tony the Pony, WEG, World Equestrian Games

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Psari Forada Diving Park Gets the Green Light

2025-10-30 By Manuel Santos

A €220,000 investment in Psari Forada will create Crete’s newest diving park, boosting sustainable tourism and putting Viannos on the underwater map.

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376 Pets Get the VIP Treatment in Pompia

2025-10-30 By Victoria Udrea

Hundreds of pets in Pompia and Phaistos received free vet care, microchips, and sterilization during a five-day campaign promoting animal welfare and responsible ownership.

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Crete Trembles — Or Maybe Just Yawns — After Journalists Report Another 3.3 ‘Earthquake’

2025-10-30 By Kostas Raptis

A 3.3-magnitude quake south of Tymbaki gave Crete a light shake — and journalists a full adrenaline rush.

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