Elafonisi in Crete
Elafonisi island is located near the southeastern point of Chania perfecture (and of Crete of course), almost 43 kilometers from Kastelli and about 75 km from the capital of the prefecture, Chania.
It is regarded as one of the most beautiful Greek regions - with white sand beaches that in man...

Dominikos Theotokopoulos - El Greco
The building that houses the museum was restored under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and since August of 1998 it began to operate with an exhibition of copies of works by El Greco.
Tradition says that in this house the great painter El Greco 1541 - 1614 was born. It is said that ...

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Andritsena, the grand lady of stones!
Where the world changed.
The sunset of the ancient Gods came, the days of Chaos, Gaia and Cronus ended. The Gods of the Titans and Atlases, protectors of beasts and wild animals, dominated the universe.
The sunset of the ancient Gods came, the days of Chaos, Gaia and Cronus ended. The Go...

Chania Prefecture, a powerful figure
Chania Prefecture, a powerful figure
In the western part of Crete is the prefecture of Chania that is bordered to the east by the Prefecture of Rethymno. The waters of the Cretan Sea in the north and the Libyan Sea in the south wash the three sides of Chania.
The backbone of the prefectu...