Tours
An excursion through a part of the country side of Crete. Our first stop is at the village of Myrtia. Here on the village square, in a recently restored house owned by the Kazantzakis and Anemogiannis families, is housed the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum, where one can see personal objects and manuscripts belonging to the writer, all the editions of his work, stage scenery and costumes from performances of representative plays and an informative audio-visual program. Continuing our tour, we are heading to the lovely little town of Archanes. It is situated in a fertile and well irrigated region, amid luxuriant vegetation and many vineyards. The town is reputed for its excellent wine and its raisins. This is where the ancient town of Acharna was situated. Ancient Archana was an important Minoan town, which flourished between 2500 and 1400 BC. Over the past few years, the Municipality of Archanes has made…
This tour is a great opportunity to discover the true essence of Crete’s rugged landscape by uncovering on foot, Crete’s national park. The Gorrge of Samaria is situated in the National park of Samaria, in the White Mountains in West Crete. As we reach Chania, then we drive southwards. On our journey southwards we pass through the verdant valley of Keritis, with its rich groves of citrus trees. Continuing our drive, we pass through several villages. At the 12th km. point, a fork to the right takes us, after approximately 500m. to Alikianos. Alikianos was the fief of the Venetian family of Da Molin. Here was situated their imposing castle, of which only scant remains can still been seen. At the 154th kilometer of the main route, we meet the village of Fournes. After climbing a road with many curves for 9,5 kms., on the northwestern flank of the White…
