„Jorgos, the shepherd.“ By guest author Paul Gourgai. Sipping our welcome drink, the Tsipoura, we tried to explain to Athanasios, the innkeeper of the tavern „To the Good Heart“ that we were living in one of the apartments at the […]
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From the cooking studio: Drinks in Greece.
Basically, water is always placed on the table in the carafe or a water bottle. There are also typical drinks: Of great importance is the Greek wine, which, if not in the bottle, is ordered in copper or glass jugs […]
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Unknown Crete: The Caves of Azogires.
Azogires is a small mountain village, about 9 km northeast of Paleochora. It is renown for its overwhelming nature, the many olive trees, wild herbs, small waterfalls and impressive caves – and, of course, for the old monastery that now […]
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Tommy Kunert and „his Paleochora“.
By our friend Tommy Kunert. Translation by Edit Engelmann. Location and arrival Paleochora is a place in the west of the southern coast of Crete. The best way to get there is to fly to Chania. From there you drive […]
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When bus driving in Crete was still an adventure.
Once again, a loyal reader followed our call to tell “your” stories about Crete. This time it is Sigrun Steinwender, who knows the hub of Crete (as we all probably do) and she wants the following: “especially on this occasion […]
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Cretan Travel Wisdom – from Gramvoussa to Sougia.
„If you are lost, do not follow a goat, it will lead you to the abyss. Follow a donkey, it will lead you back to the village,” is a Cretan saying. The European long-distance path E4 leads all the way […]
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Paleochora: How the village got its name.
Good source: The book „Paleochora (a review)“, by Nikolaos Pyrovolakis. Since the Venetian period, the area of today’s Paleochora is called “Selino Kastelli ”- the reason is the Venetian castle overseeing the city. Priorly called “Orima” (= „lying in the […]
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