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12/06/2024

Samaria Gorge is closed due to the heat wave.

08/04/2024

ARCHELON - Τhe Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece

05/11/2023

Yiayia has always right.....

14/10/2023

A tip for those seeking peace and quiet, who want to spend a few hours with delicious food in a great atmosphere in Zaros. The Eleonas offers not only fantastic accommodations, but also the tavern is really good... And at lunchtime it is never crowded here during the week.

12/10/2023

Short visit to Matala in the morning. Until shortly before noon you can still come, after that the place is suffocating in day tourists this year. The number of umbrellas and sunbeds has been drastically increased. Important tip: Be sure to look at the prices, individual taverns there try to massively fleece the day tourists. A beer 6€, plus some grilled meat with side dishes for 28€. 🙄🤷‍♂️

04/10/2023

24/08/2023

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11/08/2023

https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/hania/2013406_leyki-nyhta-sta-hania-mia-polyhromi-kai-foteini-giorti-stin-kardia-tis-polis

Translation from ChatGPT:

On Tuesday, August 22nd, initiated by the Commercial Association of Chania, the "White Night" event is being organized in collaboration with the Region of Crete, the Municipality of Chania, and the Chania Chamber of Commerce. The event will take place at central locations in the city.

According to the organizers, "from early evening until 11 pm, the main streets of the city will host a colorful and vibrant celebration. Residents and visitors can expect offers and discounts from the shops. The event will include the distribution of free refreshments and beer, entertainment, and performances by animators and jugglers, dance performances by traditional city clubs, as well as presentations by Zumba and Latin dancers, aerial dance, and various other activities. Our little friends will be greeted by Mickey, Minnie, and other mascots. The musical coverage of the evening will be provided by well-known DJ-music producers at various points in the city, and the closing of the evening will feature a concert with a show on Halidon Street by Marmita's Band and Show."

In their announcement, the organizers invite citizens to participate in the celebration of Chania's commerce.

With information from AMNA-MPA.

Με πρωτοβουλία του Εμπορικού Συλλόγου Χανίων

09/08/2023

Fish soup in a very big way 😉👍

𝘽𝙀 𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙏 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝙓𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀!🐟🍜
KAKAVIA SITIA: The largest serving of Kakavia Soup | Guinness World Records Official Attempt

The world's largest Kakavia Soup is served this year in 📍 Sitia! All the deliciousness of the sea is waiting for you to taste in one dish! ➧ More Updates: https://kakavia.sitia.travel

{𝙆𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙖 (Greek: κακαβιά) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘱. 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘷𝘪", 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯.}

The attempt to win the for the largest is scheduled for 📌 Friday 18 August, in the central square of Sitia town, in the presence of the GWR assessor, renowned chefs, cultural associations, visitors and a large number of people who will 👉 have the opportunity to taste the kakavia.

On August 18, the cooking process starts early in the noon, following the necessary rules (measurements, hygiene, evaluation, etc.), collecting the ingredients, and local products of excellent quality, in a specially constructed cauldron in the central square of Sitia.

An important success factor, apart from the variety of fish, is the passion of the cook. 🧑‍🍳 Chef Dina Nikolaou will be in charge of the world's largest Kakavia.

Parallel activities with presentations and tastings of local products, treats from cultural associations of Sitia, traditional dances and 🎶 music will accompany the event.

📣 You are all invited to join the effort of the Municipality of Sitia and taste the world's largest Kakavia soup, on Friday 18 August, in the central square of Sitia, at ⏰ 19:00.

Guinness World Records Περιφέρεια Κρήτης / Region of Crete Incredible Crete

05/08/2023

Sunset with Paximadia islands

08/07/2023

A nice trip to the south of crete!

This post is also available in: Deutsch (German)Today we describe an equally worthwhile alternative to our other day trip to the central south, which can be found here. Of course, individual components of the two excursions can also be combined to form a tour of their … Read more

18/06/2023

In the last weeks we are regularly asked which car rental company in Crete we can recommend for renting a car from Chania Airport. The background of these questions is probably that our favorite car rental company, The Best Car Rentals, no longer offers rental cars at Chania Airport.

In fact, we can recommend with a clear conscience another very good car rental company that has been renting cars in Crete for several decades and that we have been recommending on our websites for years: justrentals.gr

justrentals.gr operates its own rental station in Chania a few meters walking distance from the Chania airport, so vehicle pickup is a breeze. And, even better, this car rental company also offers our readers a 5% discount on rentals with the coupon code "auto18".

Feel free to check out the Google reviews too, they're top notch.

So if you need a good alternative for car rental at Chania Airport, justrentals is the right choice:

https://www.justrentals.gr/reservation.html?RF=0034

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16/06/2023

The Best Car Rentals - simply the best car hire in Crete ;-)

tl;dr: 5% discount for The Best Car Rentals with Code KALAMAKI4FRIENDS

The Best Car Rentals in Heraklion (not to be confused with a similarly named car rental company in Rethymnon) has been our trusted car rental company for several years now. And not only that, in the meantime the employees have become really good friends of ours.

Of course, there are many car rental companies and just as often other rental companies are recommended. But the real value of a good car rental company is not that they provide a more or less intact vehicle at the airport, but rather when there are problems, e.g. technical defects or even a self-inflicted accident in the worst case.

At The Best we know from our own experience that even in these cases the rental company can be relied on 100% and that in case of problems help will be provided as quickly as possible in the best manner and quality. And these are the things that make a car rental really special and recommendable.

Furthermore for some readers surely important: The rental of the car in Crete is possible without credit card and without deposit, because the vehicles have a fully comprehensive insurance without deductible, including underbody, glass, mirrors and tires, and also the fuel regulation is fair.

At The Best Car Rentals there is a special insurance for gravel roads for only 2€ per day, so you can drive on unpaved roads in Crete without a bad conscience!

By the way: For our readers we could negotiate a small discount:
The current coupon code for 5% discount is KALAMAKI4FRIENDS

It can be entered directly when booking on the website of "The Best": https://www.kretalinks.de/thebestcars

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