Finally available! The „Radio Kreta“ travel guide for Paleochora. Radio Kreta, THE cretan Internet Radio station has been online for more than 10 years now, the number of published articles […]
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Emergency Numbers for Southwest Crete.
Well, the vacation is booked, the suitcases are packed and the anticipation is increasing – finally a few days / weeks / months in Crete! Let your minds wander, enjoy […]
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Mezé – A cookbook: Kouneli-Stifado (braised Rabbit).
Winter time is stew time, we learned that since we had Fasolada, the Greek bean stew. At our home, „stew“ covers pretty much everything that you steam cook with a […]
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A little Gem just in front of Africa – the Island of Gavdos.
Many visitors to South (-west) Crete know them at least by sight – the island of Gavdos, which together with its smaller sister island Gavdopoula is located about 36 km […]
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An excursion tip: The Ancient City of Lissos.
It is located in Agios Kirkos Bay between Paleochora and Sougia (well, closer to Sougia than to Paleochora). A small valley near the sea surrounded by rocky hills makes an […]
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Antikristo – the Traditional Way of Grilling.
Antikristo is one of the oldest and most unique techniques of meat preparation. Antikristo is a traditional way of cooking that is common in different parts of the world, but […]
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Contagious: The Crete Virus!
By Martin from Maroulas. It is often reported about the “Crete virus”. It is said that whoever is infected will never get rid of it! What is this virus? Strangely, […]
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11 dishes that are an absolute MUST HAVE in Paleochora
Risking that we will get comments like „This is too much Paleochora“, we feel compelled to give tips for delicious food to all the tourists who say they only came […]
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Winter Time and Malotira – Greek Mountain Tea.
“The next flu is sure to come, but not, if you drink mountain tea!” The health-promoting effects of verbena tea and Greek mountain tea and especially Cretan mountain tea for […]
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Unknown Crete: The Stalactite Cave of Topolia.
Halfway from Paleochora to Kissamos is the Topolia tunnel which has only one lane and is therefore controlled by traffic lights. These are often out of order, so that traffic […]
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Flora – the flora of Crete.
It is well known that the island of Crete is a very special, not very small, but exclusive biotope. There are almost 6,000 different plant species in Greece, of which […]
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From the cooking studio: chestnut jam.
The traditional chestnut festival takes place in Elos every year on the third weekend in October. For those who don’t have the time to be there, here is a recipe […]
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Gortyn – A Long Story
An anecdote from a Cretan vacation. By our guest author T. C. Esseaux (aka Prof Dr Dieter Otten) “Today, the Messara plain of Crete is only a little developed mostly […]
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Delicious food in Crete: Moray eel à la Wassilis at Auntie’s.
The title of this article may be confusing, but we can resolve this confusion in a moment. It is again an evening in good company – the famous “kali paréa” […]
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Pit says: „Thanks to Paleochora“.
Thanks to Paleochora and Radio Kreta. Often it is certain places that give us back strength and courage after a long exhausting illness. It is as if an empty bowl […]
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