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East Crete Bathing Water is Top Quality.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) announced in its report released on May 24th 2017, that the waters at beaches across Greece and...
Chris Niemeijer
May 26, 20172 min read
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Ammothines or Sand Dunes.
During the summer months in Xerokambos, the wetland of the seasonal salty lake or “Alatsolimni as it is called by the Greeks, dries and...
Chris Niemeijer
Mar 16, 20171 min read
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Thyme Honey from Eastern Crete.
Greece has a long tradition in apiculture (the art of bee keeping) and has more beehives per acre than any other country in Europe....
Chris Niemeijer
Mar 6, 20172 min read
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Monumental and ancient Olive Tree of Kavousi.
The olive has been an integral part of life in the East of Crete and from the first stirrings of civilisation olive trees and olive oil...
Chris Niemeijer
Feb 2, 20172 min read
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East Cretan Bird of Pray.
The Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) is the commonest and most widely distributed nocturnal raptor in the East of Crete. They reach 30 to 40 cm long...
Chris Niemeijer
Jan 15, 20171 min read
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News and info about the area of East Crete, discussons by members and vistors of East Crete.
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