Greece
An especially unique island, blessed with beautiful beaches, and also with a history depicted through the ages.
A meeting point for various expereiences, Crete manages to impress the visitor immediately, by offering him a plethora of interests and action. From the vast sand beaches with the blue-green waters to the traditional mountain villages that keep the flame of the tradition alight, and from the “Diktaio Antro” where Zeus was born to the ancient towns, the palaces and the unique museums (Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros etc), Crete mesmerizes you each time in a different way.
The picturesque fishing villages on the island are recommended not only for fresh fish, but also for the infamous traditional cuisine, known as “mediterranean cretan diet”.
Crete is the island with the largest concentration of outstanding resorts, which are in their own a unique travelling experience, and which have been for year keeping the bar high on the gastronomy field, setting an example for the entire Greece. the Cretan nature rewards the visitor any time of the year. The mountains, the herding fields, the plateaus, the canyons mesmerize and the access to many areas from the Euro trail E4 is a shocking experience.
As for entertaintment, either you wander at the magical cosmopolitan nights of the village, or you succumb to a traditional cretan fair, the experience will be rewarding.
The Cretan hospitality, the hospitality of Xenios Zeus, fulfills your traveller’s dreams.
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Recently renovated mansion of Aktarika downtown and going to house the Vikelaia Library of Heraklion, a cultural institution with a great history which has justly been called "Academy of Sciences", as in previous years produced sufficient spiritual project in Humanities and the Arts .
The Gonias Monastery situated to the west of Chania, in the vicinity of Kolimbari .
The house he lived in, where he wrote and died, after being destroyed by the WWII bombardments, was later restructured and still exists to this day. In Solomos’s house, the Company of Corfu Studies founded the Centre for Solomos Studies, which operates as “Solomos Museum”.
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