Greece has a long tradition in apiculture (the art of bee keeping) and has more beehives per acre than any other country in Europe....

Get out your Kite and Sharpen your Appetite for Clean Monday. After the barbecue-festival of Tsiknopempti (Barbeque Thursday), this is...

In an open rugged plateau, at the inlands of the county of Sitia and close to the Xerokambos highlands in Eastern Crete you will find the...

Tsiknopempti, literally 'Thursday of the Smoke of Grilled Meat', is part of the traditional celebrations for the Carnival season in...

The art of turning olives into oil has been perfected in Eastern Crete over thousands of years. GAEA combines ancient knowledge, passed...

Koutsouras sits on the coast just to the west of Makrigialos, and in terms of tourism is quieter and more low key than its larger...

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...

Kalo Nero is a small costal village located a few kilometers east of Makrigialos, in the South East of Crete. There are several springs...

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...