Experience Real Life in Innachorio

Explore life in Western Crete – Kissamos – Elafonisi

Month: November 2017

Drone footage of the Topolia tunnel

See both sides of the tunnel in this nice footage made by a drone at the Topolia tunnel, the entrance and exit of Inaxorio. The music may be a bit over the top for some of our readers.

Old School Museum – Μουσείο παλαιού σχολείου

There is always something going on in the Old School Museum in Vlatos. Jazz music, old tools, looms, literature, you name it! Come for a visit starting January every day from 10:00 until 13:00. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”43″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″…

Saturday night at the kazani

The kazani of Milia Mountain Retreat is making tsidoudia (raki) again. On Saturday there was a very nice get together and here is some video of that event.

Christmas came early this year

This week not only brought the rain back to Inaxorio also Christmas appeared at the Old School Museum in Vlatos. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”42″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

Museum signs

Today the second sign leading you to the old school museum in Vlatos was ready and installed.

Crete at its best

Come and taste Crete at its best in Milia’s kazani where they will be making their famous tsikoudia.

A nice selection of Cretan wines

On the birthday of a good friend we drank some great Cretan wines. Here is a selection of them. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”41″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

The olive harvest is here

It is that time of the year again. Nets are spread and linked together to catch this years olive harvest from the big trees. Everybody is busy now.

Wines of Crete, the movie

A video made by winemakers of Crete to give you an impression of our local wines and where they come from.

Wines of Crete: Romeiko

Romeiko wine is particular to Inaxorio. A resistant variety which gives lively red wines with high alcohol content, average acidity and variable color – due to the distinctive variegated grapes growing on the numerous branches of the plant. The traditional…

The History of Wine in Crete

And there was wine The history of the vineyard can be traced back to the furthest reaches of time. Seeds of wild vines have even been found in caves inhabited by prehistoric nomadic tribes. Before the ice age, the vine…

New floor for old church

In the past week the church of Vlatos got cleaned, the wooden floor was removed from the ceiling, all wood was oiled and a new floor was installed. Now let’s start the music, the theater and the laughs!