Go to Crete

24/04/2015

Another hotel you should defiently visit is hotel Alkionides in Platanias. There you will meet Amazing rooms with the lovely greek style, also the owners of the hotell are very Nice people that offers great hospitality ❤️ The hotel is right on the beach and close to the street where you Can find many Nice restaurants and good shopping possibilities :) I Can promise you that you will enjoy your stay there! https://www.facebook.com/alkionidesaprts

Alkionides is a synonym to the greek hospitality, come and enjoy a taste of it!! Ideally situated next to the beach of Platanias on Creta Island of Greece!

20/03/2015

If you go to 50 minutes out in this video, you can see and learn about the Greek culture, their hospitality, food and dance traditions :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT6bIezt4nw

CHANIA -- Crete - Greece | Crossroad of Civilizations , Paradise for the Senses [English] [HD 1080p video]

19/03/2015

19/03/2015

Why love Crete? The greek people is a big reason of why people come back year after year. Their kindness and their warmth can`t even be desribed. When you go to Crete you feel like comming home. The people their is being so open to you. Their culture and everything about them, makes you wanna come back again and again. You just got to love it! Greece is something special, and it is very easy to fall in love with Greece. But its not that they are rich or that the hotels are so nice there. IT is the small details, their culture that makes it so special
The way of living, how they do things, how they live, everything about Greece can amaze you over and over again, every time you go there :)
This video shows that the Greeks are true dancers, they love to dance and they do it all the time. it is a big part of their culture,they were born to be dancers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=934Befj4aD8me

English: The popular Cretan artists George and Nikos Stratakis enjoy their coffee at the old port of Chania. The tabor lying on the table and its thrilling s...

19/03/2015

A place you should defiantly visit is Spinalonga. The little island Spinalonga is an Island full of tragedy, Spinalonga belongs to Crete and you can easy take the boat from Plaka to Spinalonga in 5 minutes. Spinalonga was the Island where they sent people with the disease called Lepra. The disease was very intest and it could easialy effect the people around you. To get lepra would be the same as to get the message you are going to die. Families were splitted.
Lets say that the mother in the family got lepra, she would get sent to Spinalonga, to die there. She would have to say goodbye to here kids and her normal life.
After a while on that time Spinalonga started to grow. It actually became an own community. Spinalonga had a school, hospital, a community leader and so on. If you want to read more about Spinalonga, I would defiantly recomend you to read the book called "The Island" by Victoria Hislop. The book is telling an heartbreaking history. On this Video you can see the first episode of "The Island" a lots of episodes based on the book by Victoria Hislop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uytgfI-3x34

19/03/2015

What about some history, that may interest you :) Crete is also an island full of history. If you look into Greek mythology, many of their stories come from Crete. The highest Greek God Zevs was born in Crete, but there are thousands of other beautiful stories from Crete. But besides mythology, Crete have been through alot of fights and wars past the years. Crete was actually really hard to take down under the 2 world war. Since the Greek people knew the area on Crete alot more better than their enemies, they could more easialy go up in the mountains and hide there.
If you mention Turkey to the Greek people they will probably not get big smiles on their face. Since Greek people and Turkish people have a long bad history together that started in 1669, when the Osmanian empire,took over Crete. And the Greek people were forced to live under their rules. Many Greek people escaped to places like Venezia and Rhodos. Under this period, many greek people felt forced to convert over to Islam. In 1900 was 11 % of the Greek people in Crete Muslims. The war between the Turkish people and the Greek people was really bad. One thing the Greek people have always been interested in is Indepence. The Greek people is an very proud people. And they know their own history very well. The Greek people are proud of their history, and they show that in many ways that the tourists that visits Crete actually have no clue about. If you for example decides to attend a Greek night at your hotel, where you will see many Greek dances, and probably join many of them you will not think about that their is a history behind their costumes and their different types of dances. The black headband sort of thing that the men are wearing is actually a symbol. The black threads that are hanging down is symolizing tears. On this link you can see a dance called Pentozali, that dance is an war dance. I hope you enjoy :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6e7xmnWlEg

Pentozali is a very ancient war dance and in the past it was danced only by men. Now it is danced by women too. Its origin is from the ancient war dance, the...

17/03/2015

Chania the city. Chania is one of the most known cities in Crete. Around Chania there are plenty of hotels you can visit. The official tourist season is from April to October, but you can also visit Chania outside from the tourist season. When you go there you can basically live on the beach, since many of the hotels on the places outside Chania, like Platanias, Gerani and Agia Marina are on the beach. Something that is very smart. You are close to the beach at the same time as you are close to supermarkets, restaurants and shopping. Wherever you stay in the area around Chania is very central. Lucky the Greek people are not “Pushers” It’s not like they say buy this, try this. The Greek people are a very relaxed people, something that also makes Ur stay there relaxing.

This video link is a link where you see a lot of Chania and the nature around. There is also a recommendation of a hotel in Platanias called Santa Helena. The video is in Greek, but it is still a nice video. I have been living at Santa Helena since I was 4 years old, so I can say with my hand on my heart that it is a really nice hotel, and Platanias is a lovely city. The video is defiantly worth to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An12LrTELqg

The hotel Santa Helena is a picturesque, A' Class apartment complex built in the traditional architectural style of the islands, on the beautiful beach of Pl...

17/03/2015

Crete. Hmm, why choose Crete? There are plenty of reasons of why you should defiantly go to Crete. First of all Crete is a beautiful island. The nature there is wonderful. You can find many beautiful beaches, Elafonissi is one of them. Elafonissi goes under the category top 10 beaches in the world. The water on Elafonissi is crystal clear. If you stay in the city Chania, you can very easy rent a car and drive to Elafonissi. You can take a trip to a restaurant that is a little bit up in the height, there you can enjoy Greek delicious food. Like Souvlaki, Saganaki, Gyros and Kleftikos. While you look out on the ocean, at the same time as you can see the sun goes down behind mountains covered with snow. Greece offers a lot of well tasting food, you just can`t like the food u get served in Greece. And Crete is especially known for their well tasting food. In Crete you find: Nice hotels, beautiful beaches, delicious food, sun and some shopping of course.
BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT MAKES CRETE SPECIAL! What makes Crete special is the culture. The people there, they are what makes a difference. When you come to Crete, you feel like coming home. Crete warms your heart. You can go there and come home as a new person. The warmth the people show whoever visits, their kindness is what makes people come back year after year. The people is what makes Crete, special and beautiful.

16/03/2015

Hey this is a link where you can find recommended hotels, beaches and other tourist attractions in Crete. The page also follows with many pictures and one video. Take a look, mostly sure you will find something you like. You can also order your trip here http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g189413-Crete-Vacations.html

The Palace of Knossos, Knossos Archaeological Site, Castello del Molo (Koules). Been here too? Add it to your map!

16/03/2015

Hello everyone! This is a page about the beautiful island Crete in Greece. On this page it will be posted pictures, videos, links to hotels and restaurants, and much more interesting :) So if you’re looking for a place to go on holidays, or anything else, or if you just love Crete and the Greek culture as much as I do, then this page is defiantly perfect for you :)