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Minoan Civilization

Europe’s Bureaucrats: Making the Minoans a Footnote of History

Today, the fate of some of the world’s most treasured Minoan landmarks is still mired in a European bureaucratic bog.

Last Battle of the Minoans: Crete’s Bid for UNESCO Recognition

A pitched battle is being waged over the inclusion of ancient Minoan palaces as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Two Days Staring Into the Eternal On Incredible Crete

Crete is a multifaceted mystery, a layer cake of human civilization made up of more than 5,000 years of history,…

Exploring Kokkinos Pyrgos: The Forgotten Gem of Mesara

A day trip from our home in Heraklion to a quaint little touristic village of Kokkinos Pyrgos proves once again the…

Leaders Aim to Preserve and Share Crete’s Kommos Palatial Site

Situated on a hilltop overlooking the Gulf of Messara in south-central Crete, the Minoan settlement of Kommos may reveal amazing…

Crete’s Sacred Caves – Part I

The legends and spiritual wonders of Crete may never be fully uncovered. Then again, when local peasants in 1883 discovered ancient votive…

Prayer of Yidini: Echoes of Karfi

A story from ancient Karfi, a story of how the last Minoans may have lived and believed. Karfi was the…

An Encounter with the Spirit of Eileithyia at Tsoutsouras

In the South of Crete there's a little village on the sea called Tsoutsouras. It's a sparkling and shiny little…