by John Flawith | Aug 16, 2019 | Blog, Food & Drink
One of the exotic sights to see in Crete is the Prickly Pear (Opuntia Ficus-Indica). Here they grow to enormous size in the wild, and in late August can have myriad blooms from which develop the fruits. These can be used in making prickly pear jam. Using...
by John Flawith | Aug 9, 2019 | Blog, Places, Things to do
Crowds in Stylos village Stylos is a bit of a forgotten place. Its in the midst of the Apokoronas, but overshadowed by Kalyves, about 5 km away. Discover a Cretan village here in Stylos. Amidst the shade of plane trees, the running water of the Koliaris river,...
by John Flawith | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog, Places, Things to do
Things to see on the Preveli drive There’s so much to see in west Crete its difficult to decide what to see and do! Make a start with our “Ten things to do” blog to give you ideas. We don’t single out the monasteries amongst these,...
by John Flawith | Jun 28, 2019 | Blog, Drives, Places, Things to do
Early one morning at the old Venetian harbour The Chania harbour front, created in Venetian times, is special, quintessential Crete partly because the iconic lighthouse adorns the cover of many a guidebook! Passing the lighthouse on the way to fish The Venetian...
by John Flawith | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog, Things to do, Walks
Up in the Foothills of the White Mountains, looking east towards Souda Bay From the Apokoronas plain the Lefka Ori, the White Mountains, stretch out from Chania facing north east, to beyond Georgioupoli towards Rethymno. The foothills, up to 1600m high are split...
