Manolis Koutselakis

Panormo belongs to the network of “the most beautiful villages of Crete” and is situated in the North Coast of Crete, 22 kilometers East from Rethymno and 55 West from Heraklion. 

Its population is estimated to be around 400 individuals.

In the village but also in the wider area there are a ton of delightful sights that everybody should get an opportunity to visit and appreciate.

One of…

Preveli beach, known locally as Palm Beach, is just below the monastery of Preveli, at the end of the Kourtaliotiko gorge.

Preveli beach is located on the south coast of Crete near the city of Rethymno. (about 30 kilometers from the city’s center). 

It is certainly the most famous beach in south Crete, accepting thousands of visitors every summer.

The river, forming a small lake about…

Argiroupoli village

The village of Argiroupoli is one of the best tourist resorts on Crete and located 24 km west of Rethymno. It is an interesting, originally remained village with some great sights. There are some impressive waterfalls below the village and very green vegetation for Crete.

Small waterfall

The village is about 300 meters above sea level, it is often noticeably cooler in summer than down by…

Around the beginning of the 20th century, a general dissatisfaction with the emphasis on revivalist architecture and elaborate decoration gave rise to many new lines of thought that served as precursors to Modern Architecture.

Notable among these is the Deutscher Werkbund, formed in 1907 to produce better quality machine made objects. The rise of the profession of industrial design is usually…

Margarites Ceramic Workshops Pottery Village

Margarites is a traditional Cretan mountain village of the prefecture of Rethymno located near Ancient Eleftherna and Arkadi Monastery.  It is approximately 38 km from the city of Rethymno.

Margarites is the most important pottery centre in Crete. The village has at least 16 pottery workshops. Each working in different style, combining modern and traditional techniques, and the guests can…

Kotsifou gorge is on the southern side of the western part of the island of Crete. It is situated west of the mountain of Kouroupa and north of the town of Plakias.

  Road through Gorge

The Gorge begins at the village of Kanevos and ends at the village of Plakias.

Just 10 m wide at the entrance, the beginning of this gorge is very narrow, however, eventually the gorge widens out to 600m. 

The village of Spili

Spili is located approximately 28 km. south of Rethymno, at the foot of Mountain Vorizis, an offshoot of Psiloritis. Its population is about 800 people, but this range increase at the summer season months.

The villagers are specifically farmers, ranchers and buyers, but the last years most of the young people involve in tourism.

Spili

Spili is one of the main villages south of Rethymno…