The Keftiu, modernized by Arthur Evans as “Minoan,” are still a mystery unsolved. What happened to them?
Tsoutsouras
Heraklion MPs Urge Government to Dredge the Inlet to Tsoutsouras Marina
SYRIZA Heraklion MPs Nikos Igoumenidis, Socratis Vardakis, and Haris Mamoulakis demand support for the marina in Tsoutsouras.
Five of Crete’s Best Quiet Vacation Hideaways
If ever there were a time to fly to Crete to find that perfect, quiet hideaway for vacation, this year is it.
Tsoutsouras: A Cretan Experience No Legend Can Capture
In Tsoutsouras, in southern Crete, theres more legend, experiences, and myth than any tourist can take in.
What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 9, 2020
An update of what’s happening on Crete island over the weekends. August 9th saw locals at their usual haunts.
And the Gods Favor Crete
In his first controversial book on extraterrestrials in antiquity, the legendary UFO expert and author of the famous book “Chariots of the Gods,” Erich von Däniken devoted a chapter to the “Minoan Hypothesis.” This theory, derived from Plato’s descriptions of Atlantis, which were later associated with the destruction of Thera (Santorini), has been hotly debated for decades now.
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 place where people go swimming in its “medicinal” waters, and where echoes of ancient cults and rites abound.