
Welcome to Secret Crete - secretcrete.com I have known Crete since 1966 and write about its history, archaeology, villages, people, forgotten stories and changing life, from the ancient island to the Crete of today — now also easily readable in Greek.
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There is a small church above the village of Polyrhennia whose walls contain stones that were already ancient when Christianity reached Crete. Some carry inscriptions. They once belonged to a city that made treaties, honoured powerful visit...
There is a habit we have when we tell the history of Crete. We begin with the Minoans. Perhaps, if we are being especially careful, we go a little further back and mention the Neolithic settlement beneath Knossos, but sooner or later we rea...
I have been to Knossos many times over the years. These days I rarely go inside, but I still talk to visitors, particularly British visitors, who are excited about what they have seen. They have stood in the throne room of King Minos. They...
At Elounda, it is easy to look straight past an ancient city. The water catches your attention first, then the boats, the hills and the long sweep of land enclosing the bay. Near the old windmills and the narrow crossing at Poros, the sea c...
Many people in Britain and elsewhere in Europe may not know why 14 September carries such deep meaning for Cretans and Greeks. It is a day of remembrance for a catastrophe that destroyed communities in Asia Minor and brought countless famil...
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I am retired and live in Greece. I still have family in the UK.
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