Crete

Photographs of places in Crete, Greece

I love animals and flowers, archeology, history, art, the Cretan culture, its music and food.   This reflects in my photographs.

This island of Greece is my most favorite: its culture, food and music, and the roughness of the mountains.

Raki, the clear local brewed single distilled liquor popular in Crete

To work with the photo gallery:
– slide or click on the left or right side of the image to go for- or backwards;
– the navigation bar is on the top right side.
– AG stands for Ancient Greece

Crete is divided in four districts: Lassithi, Heraklion, Rethminon nd Chania.
For convenience I divided district Lassithi further in East, Center and West:

Crete district Lassithi East the town Sitia part.1  and  part.2
Crete district Lassithi East – towns  A-C: Aridhi Exo, Aridi Mesa, Armenoi, Azokeramos: Agiou Ioannou Theologou, Chametoulo, Chochlakies, Chonos
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Crete district Lassihti East – towns  D-K: Dyonissos, Itanos, Kalos Lakkos, Kamara, Karydi, Kato Peristeras, Kellaria
Crete district Lassithi East- towns K-P: Klisidi, Kryoneri, Kyriamadi, Lithines, Mitato, Moni Toplou, Paleokastro, Paleokastro Rousolakkos
Crete district Lassithi East- towns P-V: Perivolakia, Platani, Pressos, Pressos AG, Sitanos, Trypitos AG, Voila, Vori
Crete district Lassithi East- towns V-Z: Vrysidi, Xerokampos, Xirolimni, Kato Zakros, Kato Zakros AG, Ziros, Zou, misc

Crete district Lassithi Center – the town Ierapetra part.1 , part.2, part.3, part.4
Crete district Lassithi Center – the town Stavrohori
Crete district Lassithi Center – towns A-A: Achladia, Agio Stefanos, Agios Ioannis
Crete district Lassithi Center – towns C-F: Chamesi, Chamesi AG  Episcopi, Ferma, Ferma AG
Crete district Lassithi Center – towns K-L: Kavousi, Kimouriotis, Koutsouras, Lapitos
Crete district Lassithi Center – towns L-O: Lastros, Makrigialos, Makrigialos AG, Mesa Exo Mouliana, Mochlos, Mochlos AG, Monastiraki, Moni Faneromeni, Orino
Crete district Lassithi Center – towns P-T: Pefki, Richtis gorge, Scinokapsala, Skordilo, Stavros, Thrypti, Tourloti

Crete district Lassithi West – towns A-K: Agios Georgios, Agios Nikolaos, Anatoli, Avrakontes, Christos, Gra Ligia
Crete district Lassithi West – towns K-M: Kalamafka, Kato Symi, Kritsa, Lato, Makrylia, Males
Crete district Lassithi West – towns M-P: Meseleri, Metaxochori, Milatos, Moni Faneromeni, Moni Vidiani, Myrtos, Mythoi, Neapoli, Pacheia Ammos
Crete district Lassithi West – towns P-Z: Plati, Prina, Selakano, Spinalonga, Tzermiado, Zenia-Potamies

Crete district Heraklion – the town Heraklion AG
Crete district Heraklion – the town Knossos AG
Crete district Heraklion – towns A-A: Agia Varvara, Agios Deka, Agios Pavlos, Agios Thomas, Ano Viannos, Archanes
Crete district Heraklion – towns A-K: Avdou, Chersonissos, Gortys AG, Kalamaki, Kalami, Kali Limenes
Crete district Heraklion – towns K-M: Kamilari, Kera, Kokkinos Pyrgos, Kommos AG, Kousses, Koutouloufari, Lendas, Lendas AG, Malia palace AG
Crete district Heraklion – towns M-M: Matala, Mires, Mires panagia Kaliviani, Mochos, Moni Kardiotissas, Moni Odigitrias, Moni Palianis, Moni Tylissos
Crete district Heraklion – towns M-S: Moni Vrondisio, Nivitros, Paranymfoi, Phaistos AG, Pompia, Potamies Moni Gkouverniotissas, Potamies, Sikologos, Sivas
Crete district Heraklion – towns T-Z: Thrapsano, Timbaki, Tsoutsouros, Tylissos, Tylissos AG, Venerato, Vori, Vorizia, Zaros

Crete district Rethminon – towns A-M: Agia Galini, Anogia, Apodoulou, Argiroupolis, Fourfouras, Katoporos Roustka Moundros, Margarites
Crete district Rethminon – towns M-M: Melidoni, Meros, Meros Vistagi, Mixorrouma, Moni Arkadiou, Moni Kato Priveli, Moni Priveli
Crete district Rethminon – towns N-S: Nithavris, Orne Chordaki, Panormos, Perama, Plakias, Samaria gorge, Smile, Spili
Crete district Rethminon – towns S-Z: Spili Fourkismenou, Spili Lampini, Thronos AG, Triopetra, Vistagi, Vrises, Zoniana, Zoniana, Zoniana cave of Sfentoni

Crete district Chania – the towns  A – C: Agia Sofia, Anidri, Aptera AG, Asi Gonia, Azogires, Chania
Crete district Chania – the towns  G – M: Gavalohori, Kalyves, Kolimbari, Koustogerako, Lissos AG, Loutro, Moni Agios Georgios, Moni Chrysoskalitissas
Crete district Chania – the towns  P – V: Paleohora, Sfakia, Sougia, Therisso, Vamos, Vouves, Vryses
Crete district Chania – Botanical Park & Gardens: a visit Oktober 2022

Crete food:  still to come

Crete video’s