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December 4th the 20th Annual “Minoan Feat” Long Distance Races Start

2022-12-03 by Phil Butler

Association of marathon runners, Crete-IKAROS

December 4th, the Region of Crete hosts the 20th “Minoan Feat” long-distance footrace from Phaistos to the Minoan Palace of Knossos. 

Tags: Crete atheletics, Crete in Winter, Crete sports, cross-country, cycling, cycling events, Faistos, Greece events, Knossos Palace, long distance races, Marathons, Minoan Feat, Phaistos, running

The Knossos Research Centre Summer Lectures 2022 Schedule

2022-06-06 by Phil Butler

Knossos Research Centre

A series of Summer lectures beginning this month at Crete’s Knossos Research Center begins this month, discussing facets of Hellenic history.

Tags: Amanda Kelly, British School at Athens, crete, Dr. Kleanthis Sidiropoulos, Greece, Greece tourism, Keftiu, Knossos, Knossos Curator, Knossos Palace, Kostis Christakis, Minoans, Valasia Isaakidou

A Crete 2021 Tourism Season Instagram Reconnaissance [May 30]

2021-05-30 by Phil Butler

Crete shores

The 2021 tourism season on Crete has opened but so far there don’t seem to be too many tourists on the island. Here’s the Instagram intel.

Tags: Apollonia Beach Resort, Balos Beach, Balos Lagoon, crete, Crete 2021, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete places, Crete tourism, h20 Watersports, Knossos, Knossos Palace, matala, Red Beach, Star Beach, Star Beach Hersonissos, Vai Beach

Here’s Why You Must Visit Knossos When You Vacation on Crete

2021-05-03 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Ruins are ruins: old bricks, aged stonework, dry moss, and cracks. But, at Knossos the right mindset evokes the sublime.

Tags: Ariadne, Daedalus, Europa, King Minos, Knossos, Knossos Palace, Minoans, Minos, Minotaur, Prince of the Lilies, Theseus, visit Knossos

Knossos Impressions: Beneath the Ruined Columns of Paradise

2021-01-27 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Minoan Palace at Knossos

Knossos, the ancient seat of a peaceful empire, has lost none of its charm, mysticism, or power over the centuries.

Tags: Arthur Evans, crete, Crete attractions, Dolphin frescoe, Heraklion attractions, Knossos frescoes, Knossos Palace, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Mysteries, Minoans, Palace at Knossos, Prince of the Lilies, visit Knossos

Cretan Spring Arrives: Instagram Reminds of a Post COVID-19 Paradise

2020-04-02 by Phil Butler

Agia Pelagia

With Crete in lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, it’s a time to appreciate the paradise island we live on. Instagram provides hope.

Tags: Agioferago, beaches, Cretan Spring, crete, Crete beaches, Crete tourism, Dermatos Beach, Greece beaches, Heraklion, Karteros, Knossos Palace, Minoan Theater, Minoans, Preveli Beach, Rethymno, Spring, Vai Beach

Riddle of the Throne of Knossos: A Codec for Good and Evil

2019-12-10 by Phil Butler

The Giants

What you are about to read will hopefully shed new light on Knossos and those ancient inhabitants of Crete known as the Minoans.

Tags: Aloades Giants, Arthur Evans, Ashmolean Museum of Oxford, Cave of Zeus, Cronus, Elias Ashmole, Emile Gillerons, Horn of Viannos, Ioannis Asnastasakis, Knossos, Knossos Palace, Knossos Throne, Lassithi Plateau, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Crete, Piet De Jong, Poseidon, Zeus

Crete’s Minoan Centers a Step Closer to Becoming UNESCO World Heritage Sites

2019-11-28 by Phil Butler

The Palace at Knossos

The long process of achieving UNESCO World Heritage status for Crete’s Minoan palatial centers may be a step closer to completion.

Tags: Crete Region, Culture Ministry, Directorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Greece antiquities, Greek Parliament, Knossos, Knossos Palace, Konstantina Benissi, Lina Mendoni, Nikos Egoumenidou, UNESCO, Vasiliki Szthiakaki

Minoan End Times: A Look Into the Primordial Soup of the Gods

2019-11-16 by Phil Butler

Ritual at Knossos

A catastrophe of unimaginable devastation may have put an end to humanity’s brightest moment – the mysterious Minoan Civilization.

Tags: Amnissos, Amnissos Beach, Amnisus, Anna Bastakis, Arthur Evans, Atlantis, crete, Crete tsunami, Dr. Athanasia Kanta, Dr. George Rethemiotakis, Dr. Jan Driessen, Dr. Kostis Christakis, Galatas, Galatas Palace, Itanos, Knossos, Knossos Palace, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Theater, Minoan tsunami, Minos Kalokairinos, Palaikastro, Palaikastro Beach, Palaikastro Palace, Sissi, Sissi Archaeological Project, Villa of the Lillies




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