Great music, beautiful stage and nice company: Vlatos Jazz
Last Thursday Vlatos Jazz started of with Maria Manousaki and Hot Club de Grece. The stage is an abandoned church build in 1886 lit up by dozens of oil lamps in the middle of an old olive grove. Drinks created…
Cretan grandmother of 92 years old
Today I met this wonderful old lady working in her garden in Tzitzifia, close to Vathi. She was very friendly to invite her to her house and make some pictures. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”57″ 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″…
Cocktails at Vlatos Jazz
This summer during the Vlatos Jazz concerts we serve some great cocktails prepared by the famous Antonis Giannakakis. Book your tickets now and taste our cocktails made with local produce. The entrance ticket will provide you with one free cocktail!
Road to Elafonisi is open again
After a lot of hard work on the new road from Topolia to Katsamatodos the road to Elafonisi is open again for cars. Come and swim in pristine waters and relax on the pink beaches!
Inaxorio Portraits
Portraits of people met in Inaxorio at panagyri’s, on the street or at a table. Inaxorio offers now a small portrait gallery to show them. Enjoy! [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”55″ 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″…
Schoolchildren visit Museum Vlatos
Today a large group of children and parents from Drapanias visited Museum Vlatos. Jorgos Makrakis welcomed them and told them about the history of the old school. Here are some pictures. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”54″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″…
“The best food on Crete” Filoxenia Restaurant
All year around Irini and Yannis Skalidakis serve the best food (and best portions) on Crete in Filoxenia Restaurant. A must!
Crete month by month
Crete is great to visit any time of the year but each month and season has its own particular joys and interesting thing to do and see. Check below Harry’s official month by month guide to what is happening in…
Inaxorio, points of interest
There are many places to visit for beauty, relaxation, nature or food and drinks. Inaxorio compiled a map of all these locations. Just click on the balloons for more information. Of course this map will be continually updated. [locations_map]
Vlatos Jazz: Hot Club de Grece with Maria Manousaki
Politistikos Syllogos Vlatos and Maria Manousaki are proud to present the first acoustic jazz session of this summer: Hot Club de Grece! The Hot Club de Grece is the first Gypsy jazz band to introduce gypsy music to Greece in…
OXI, 28 October 1940
These are folders found in the archives of Museum Vlatos Kissamos. They remember the day that Greece said NO to surrender to the German army. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”53″ 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…
Botanic Pictures
These pictures of plants and trees are part of the Old School exhibit in Museum Vlatos Kissamos. Come and visit! [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”52″ 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″]
Animals in the museum
These pictures are part of the Old School display in Museum Vlatos. They show animals with their greek name written underneath. Visit Museum Vlatos Kissamos. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”51″ 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…