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Chris Niemeijer
May 26, 20172 min read
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...
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Chris Niemeijer
May 11, 20172 min read
Makrigialos Diaskari beach and taverna.
This lovely view of flowers is next to the unspoiled, quit and beautiful beach at Diaskari (also called Green beach) on the outskirts of...
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Chris Niemeijer
May 1, 20172 min read
May Day in East Crete.
Labor day on the first of May in East Crete is also the Feast of the Flowers and the celebration of Spring. Many Greek families drive out...
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Chris Niemeijer
Apr 26, 20172 min read
Archaeological and Folklore Museum of Sitia.
The Archaeological Museum of Sitia is located on the beginning of the national road leading from Sitia to Ierapetra. Just at the first...
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Chris Niemeijer
Apr 11, 20172 min read
Greek Orthodox Easter.
Orthodox and especially Greek Easter (Pascha in Greek) is a tradition filled with wonderful spring season foods and traditions. It's the...
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Chris Niemeijer
Apr 6, 20172 min read
East Crete Project Awaiting Greek Court Announcement.
A major five-star-plus project to be developed in the Eastern part of the island of Crete by travel and leisure giant Minoan Group, is...
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Chris Niemeijer
Apr 3, 20172 min read
Makrigialos Crete.
It was not possible that also the ancients could have ignored such a wonderful site as Makrigialos.
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Chris Niemeijer
Mar 25, 20172 min read
Greek Independence day.
The people in Crete and all over Greece celebrate the 25th of March in fact a national and religious holiday. First there is the...
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Chris Niemeijer
Mar 15, 20171 min read
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...
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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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