We Love Crete - Web Journal
The We Love Crete Journal is a web blog. New pages, photos and guides are added to our site, new music pages and history.
We add stories and comments from our readers and plenty for independent travel in Crete...
All about Crete in the Greek islands; Cretan beaches, photos and maps of Crete, beach accommodation suggestions and plenty about the Crete diet, Crete news, Crete travel, the Greek islands and more...
May 20, 2013
Battle of Crete - Memorials and Ceremonies
The commemoration of the Battle of Crete and the many ceremonies across Crete are now underway. May we take the time to remember those who passed and their stories...
Battle of Crete Memorials - detail
Source - livingincrete.net
May 20, 2013
Accommodation Crete; our choices and tips for stays on Crete Greece
Accommodation Crete; we have selected small guest houses, agrotourism lodges, small boutique hotels and luxury spas for your travels in Crete, make the most of the stunning mountain villages and beach
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May 20, 2013
About Us - our story and about We Love Crete, crete travel and living in Crete.
About Us; As musicians, it was a deeper home-coming. Cretans are natural poets and musicians and their proud culture
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May 12, 2013
Where is this chapel in Crete?
I've read about a chapel in Crete, built by a German man, trying to make up a little bit of the disasters of the second world war. I think this chapel
May 11, 2013
Crete News - post your news item about the island of Crete in Greece
Crete News; up to date news from the island of Crete in Greece, Google news feed and Bing news feed gathered from around the world bringing you news in English about Crete, breaking news and live news
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May 08, 2013
Your Samaria Gorge Walk - Tell us your experience of this gorge in Crete
The Samaria Gorge Walk is not for the faint hearted, it is a one way walk through the mountains of Crete; easy for some and gruelling for others, here hikers tell their stories and tips, blisters and
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May 04, 2013
Cretan Music - instruments, history and luthiers
The Cretan laouto is the backbone of Cretan music, providing and maintaining the passionate pulse that is so intoxicating.
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Apr 30, 2013
Inspiring News For Greek Youth
A new initiative originating on the Greek island of Antiparos, Re-inspiring Greece from the Youth Up aims to support young Greeks to return to their place of origin and start up a new Greek Agri-Food business based on an innovative business plan.
The initiative simultaneously promotes the high quality of Greek Virgin Olive Oil around the world.
The project is not-for-profit and for charity only and the aim is to raise Euro 250,000 to fund 10 young Greek graduates challenged in the current economic crisis in Greece and reward the best new venture business plans in the Greek Agri-Food sector.
We Love Crete encourages support of this initiative by all Greeks in the diaspora, which involves the purchase of famous Gaea organic limited quantity Extra Virgin Olive Oil through the website www.reinspiregreece.com
The initiative is supported in Australia by HACCI and the Australian Olive Association, in Greece by Gaea, the Bank of Pireaus, Ministers of Industry and Agriculture, Mr. Daniel Smith - the Ambassador of the United States of America in Greece and the American Farm School in Thessaloniki, and in the USA by Greek American Celebrity Chef Cat Cora, the Greek American Foundation, Chartered Accountants RSM International, actors Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks, the Hellenic Initiative and the Greek American Foundation, in Canada by the Hellenic Heritage Foundation, and many others.
For more information and purchases, please visit www.reinspiregreece.com
Apr 29, 2013
Chania in the Springtime - Historic B&B
Alcanea Boutique Hotel boasts a unique waterfront location in Chania's Old Town. Set in a historic building, it features a wine bar with scenic views of the Old Port and an elegant courtyard, filled with flowers.
The building that now forms Alcanea dates from the Venetian period and was the office of the Greek revolutionary and statesman, Eleftherios Venizelos, for 24 years.
It was fully restored during spring 2011 with great sensitivity to the preservation and conservation of the building's architectural heritage.
The enchanting complex of terraces and patios, the well-preserved hand-carved stone facades, the colourful ceramics, the elaborate woodwork and decorative elements maintain a perfect balance between tradition and modern comforts.
Alcanea's carefully designed, air-conditioned rooms have views of the scenic port and landmark lighthouse. Each is equipped with internet access, a flat-screen TV, minibar, and iPod docking station. Bathrobes, slippers, a hairdryer and natural body care products are provided.
Alcanea's signature breakfast includes Cretan products. Offering an enchanting view to the Old Port, the Alcanea Café & Wine Bar serves cocktails and fine wines. Guests can enjoy Greek coffee or herbal tea at the interior courtyard.
Arrangements for taxi transfer and car hire, guided tours and excursions, restaurant recommendations and reservations are at your disposal. The hotel concierge will help you plan the perfect break in Chania.
The nearest beach of Nea Chora is just 300 metres away. Souda Port is just 7 km from the hotel, and Chania Airport is reached after 17 km. Free public parking is available close by.
Apr 28, 2013
Getting to and from Crete; flights, ferries and more...
Getting to and from Crete; map of main airports and ports, details of how to arrive in Crete by ferry, air and connections over mainland Greece
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Apr 28, 2013
Rhodes Restaurants - the restaurants, cafes and bars of Rhodes, Greece
Rhodes Restaurants - we were eager to explore the restaurants, cafes, bars and nightclubs, we mention some for your enjoyment of the historic old town, the lanes and courtyards softly lit
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Apr 28, 2013
Luxury Resorts Crete - spa and pampering sessions in quality hotels in Heraklion
Luxury Resorts Crete - and of course We Love Crete wouldn’t mention these resorts unless they provided spa facilities including massage, so you can relax and unwind in blissful nourishing care
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Apr 25, 2013
Connections across the Years - ANZAC
As Australians commemorate ANZAC Day today, we remember those fallen in war from Australia and New Zealand, and think of those who lost their lives in Crete during WWII.
While we point out with alacrity that we do not glorify war, the mad and violent acts and the stories from the Battle of Crete weave together our lives in Australia and New Zealand with the life of Crete, still, to this day, the bonds forged out of hardship and loss remain strong.
Australians and Cretans share an independent character, a distinct lack of false respect for authority, skill at wordplay and story-telling (not to mention a love of hard liquor). These larrikin qualities meant that the soldiers who found themselves and their fate thrust together in the hard, rocky, cold mountains of Crete, developed a brotherhood of understanding.
In Crete, commemoration ceremonies will occur over a week in May; the ANZACs will be remembered with love and gratitude.
Apr 24, 2013
Crete Guide - Five Days in the East of Crete by Car or Motorcycle - ebook
Crete Guide - Five Days in the East of Crete by Car or Motorcycle, our very own ebook for all our friends at We Love Crete, visit Lasithi Plateau and tiny villages out of the way
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Apr 22, 2013
Top Five Places to See in Chania
Our friend Jessica Erin has written from Villas for Holidays with an article about this fascinating corners of west Crete...
Apr 18, 2013
Is two weeks too long for honeymoon on Crete?
I'm planning my honeymoon, and we have about 2 weeks to play with. I want something relaxing, but also interesting with museums and culture, and was thinking
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Apr 12, 2013
Need to Clear Your Head? - Try the Skies Above Crete
Are you trapped in a busy, dirty, rusty, hustly bustly city somewhere??
Do you want to get out and clear your mind...sweep the cobwebs...get some fresh air?
Try the clean, fresh, bright, clear open skies above Avdou in Crete...
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Apr 07, 2013
Achlada, Crete as Spring Arrives...
Our friend Marcos has written to tell us news from the hills above Agia Pelagia, Crete...
"The Mourtzanakis Residence is scheduled to expand by end of 2013 season by adding three more studios below three villas as well as doing a "face lift" so that it would become a beautique rural accomodation.
However, the quality would never change, on the contrary we are looking forward to improve our services and program as well, such as:
• Organizing Olive Trees Harvest end of 2013
• Attending the Local Shepherd's Cheese Making day
• Discover More Paths so that it would combine the Contemporary World with our Past
We are keen in re openning the old path of Achlada to Savvathiana Convent, Visiting the Medieval Olive Oil Press in Achlada Village, and commencing a tough trek to Fodele's Castle.
We are confident that despite the crisis, hard work and striving would let us prevail the current serious situation that our country is facing and many of our compatriots are suffering from.
Last but not least, we are always waiting for you and all are most welcome to our cozy and warm Residence.
Marcos and Family
Apr 06, 2013
Phaistos - historical site on the island of Crete in Greece
The Palace of Phaistos occupied a strategic location looking over the Messara valley, a lush valley that had supported early communities from prehistoric times, now the site contains the Minoan palace
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Apr 04, 2013
Agios Nikolaos in the Sunshine
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Eleni from my paradissi has shared her beautiful images of Agios Nikolaos on her blog: my paradissi on a recent visit, she says "We had the chance to enjoy a remarkably bright sun yesterday in one of the prettiest coastal cities of Crete, Agios Nikolaos... It was fun to observe the shop owners busy preparing their shops and taverns, giving them a face lift to welcome visitors in a month or so..."
Visit Eleni's fantastic blog here...
Apr 02, 2013
Greece Travel Tips - for the mainland of Greece
We have Greece travel tips for some of the most beautiful parts of mainland Greece, with suggestions on small guesthouses and atmospheric pensions, to ensure your accommodation is an integral part
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Five Days in the West of Crete e-book
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Five Days in the East of Crete e-book
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