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Each edition, in full colour with images, includes Cretan beaches, cafes, accommodation in Crete and more about Cretan music, history and culture.

• Cafés - A Unique Cretan Café – Figaro in Rethymnon
• Beaches – The hidden village of Loutro
• Music – Biography of Thanasis Skordalos 1920-1998
• Accommodation – A rural traditional house in the mountains of Psiloritis
• Preview of upcoming topics

Cretan Musician - Thanasis Skordalos 1920-1998

Called by many the teacher ο δάσκαλος, Thanasis Skordalos was born in Spili, Rethymnon, Crete, where he discovered his love for the lyra at the age of nine. While he did not give an official performance till ten years later, he had developed a style uniquely his own. With a thin and soulful voice, a style where the lyra was not overplayed, yet infused with a deep pathos.

There are few traditional Cretan artists who created such a legacy as Skordalos. He has left us with a body of work that includes over 150 recordings, with precious live recordings, and albums entitled And If I left I Exist and For Ever.