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A wedding on Crete starts with a promise. Then comes the engagement. And finally the church ceremony, where the priest p...
19/10/2026

A wedding on Crete starts with a promise. Then comes the engagement. And finally the church ceremony, where the priest places two wedding crowns, the stefana, on the heads of the couple. Honey and walnuts keep married life sweet.

And the party? Hundreds of guests, sometimes more than a thousand!
Look out for the men in a white sariki. It is the festive version of the black Cretan headscarf, whose fringes stand for tears.

Read all about Cretan wedding traditions on the new Infotheek page(s):
https://routaki.com/creta-wedding/

𝗖π—₯π—˜π—§π—˜ π—œπ—‘ π— π—¬π—§π—›π—’π—Ÿπ—’π—šπ—¬Was Zeus really born on Crete? The Cretans are sure of it.A new page is all about Crete in Greek mytho...
12/10/2026

𝗖π—₯π—˜π—§π—˜ π—œπ—‘ π— π—¬π—§π—›π—’π—Ÿπ—’π—šπ—¬

Was Zeus really born on Crete? The Cretans are sure of it.

A new page is all about Crete in Greek mythology. Read where baby Zeus hid from his father, how Europa arrived on the back of a white bull, and why the Minotaur still shows up on walls today.

The best part: you can visit these places yourself. A cave in the mountains, a statue by the sea, a golden bull's head in a museum...

English: https://routaki.com/crete-mythology/
Nederlands: https://routaki.com/kreta-mythologie/
Deutsch: https://routaki.com/kreta-in-der-mythologie/

I just gave my Matala pages a big update, now in English, Dutch and German! 🌊Matala is the little village on Crete with ...
06/10/2026

I just gave my Matala pages a big update, now in English, Dutch and German! 🌊

Matala is the little village on Crete with the famous caves in the rocks. In the 60s and 70s hippies lived there, and even Joni Mitchell stayed for a while. Today you can still feel that free spirit: painted streets, a hippie festival every June and great sunsets over the Libyan Sea.

On the new page you can read all about the caves, the hippie days, Kommos and the giant lyra in Pitsidia.

πŸ‘‰ https://routaki.com/matala-hippie-caves/

Have you ever been to Matala? Tell me in the comments!

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ >>> "The Wonders of Gortyna, Phaistos, and Matala: A Drive through Cretan Beauty"
https://routaki.com/product/car-route-48-matala/

Archanes, the prosperous town just south of Heraklion πŸ‡Right now Crete is going through a spell of really bad weather, s...
02/10/2026

Archanes, the prosperous town just south of Heraklion πŸ‡

Right now Crete is going through a spell of really bad weather, so these photos come from sunnier days. They're a good reminder of what's waiting for you once the sun is back.

Surrounded by vineyards and watched over by Mount Juktas, Archanes is one of the most charming towns on Crete. Restored houses in soft pastel colours, giant murals on the walls and a colourful sign. And with a bit of luck, an old three-wheeler rattles past you through the streets.

But Archanes is more than a pretty face. Beneath the town lie the remains of a Minoan palace, and nearby you'll find the Fourni cemetery and the temple of Anemospilia. W**e has been made here for thousands of years.

Discover it all in our self-guided audio car tour "The treasures of Knossos unveiled: from Hersonissos through Archanes' vineyards".

πŸ‘‰ https://routaki.com/product/routaki-car-route-53-knossos/

Also available in Dutch and German !

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Have you ever heard a place go completely quiet?The Milatos Cave in eastern Crete feels like that. You walk up a short p...
30/09/2026

Have you ever heard a place go completely quiet?

The Milatos Cave in eastern Crete feels like that. You walk up a short path, duck under a low rock, and suddenly there is a small white chapel in the dark.

In the year 1823, families from the villages around here hid in this cave. Their story is still told every spring during a memorial service.

My audio tour stops here, so you know what you are looking at.

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ >>> "Malia to Agios Nikolaos: A Scenic Drive Celebrating Historical Crete"
https://routaki.com/product/routaki-car-route-58-spinalonga/

Have you been inside a cave chapel on Crete? Tell me where! πŸ‘‡

The olive harvest just kicked off on Crete, and from these photos alone I can tell it's no joke. πŸ˜… Sack after sack, heav...
29/09/2026

The olive harvest just kicked off on Crete, and from these photos alone I can tell it's no joke. πŸ˜… Sack after sack, heavier than they look, carried up hills and stacked onto trucks all day long. Real hard work.

Crete grows some of the best olive oil in the world β€” and that's not just island pride talking. Curious why? I wrote it all down here: https://routaki.com/quality-olives-crete/

Ever tried real Cretan extra virgin olive oil?

Roman graves, hewn out of the stones πŸͺ¨Just outside Argyroupoli you'll find rectangular cavities cut straight into the sa...
21/09/2026

Roman graves, hewn out of the stones πŸͺ¨

Just outside Argyroupoli you'll find rectangular cavities cut straight into the sandstone β€” Roman graves, some single, some connected almost like tunnels. Believed to date from around 50 BC to 100 AD, very similar to the graves at Matala.

There is this trail leading to the Church of the Five Holy Virgins β€” the full story is in my Margarites audio tour.

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ >>> "The Spirit of Crete: A Drive from Rethymno to Georgioupoli via Myriokefala”

routaki.com/product/car-route-32-myriokefala/

π—šπ—˜π—§π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—₯π—˜π—”π——π—¬ 𝗙𝗒π—₯ π—§π—›π—˜ π—’π—Ÿπ—œπ—©π—˜ π—¦π—˜π—”π—¦π—’π—‘ πŸ«’Drive across Crete right now and you'll see it everywhere: nets rolled out under the...
20/09/2026

π—šπ—˜π—§π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—₯π—˜π—”π——π—¬ 𝗙𝗒π—₯ π—§π—›π—˜ π—’π—Ÿπ—œπ—©π—˜ π—¦π—˜π—”π—¦π—’π—‘ πŸ«’

Drive across Crete right now and you'll see it everywhere: nets rolled out under the trees, ladders leaning into branches, families gathering for the harvest. It's the start of weeks of hard work turning this year's olives into fresh extra virgin olive oil. Book one of the eight audio car routes and see the people at work, village by village.

πŸ•―οΈ Time to light a candle. All over Crete, in tiny roadside chapels and grand cathedrals alike, you'll find trays of san...
19/09/2026

πŸ•―οΈ Time to light a candle. All over Crete, in tiny roadside chapels and grand cathedrals alike, you'll find trays of sand waiting for candles. Locals stop for a moment, light one, and say a quiet word β€” for someone they've lost, or someone they simply carry in their heart. It's a small ritual, but it stays with you. Next time you pass a chapel on your drive, maybe light one too. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·

Agios Nikolaos is more than just a pretty harbor. Behind the colorful houses and cafΓ©s lies a story of pirates, earthqua...
18/09/2026

Agios Nikolaos is more than just a pretty harbor. Behind the colorful houses and cafΓ©s lies a story of pirates, earthquakes, and a lake once believed to be bottomless. On my city walk through Agios Nikolaos, I share all these little secrets as you wander the streets yourself.

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ >>> "Beyond the Blue Eye: Discovering Agios Nikolaos' Harbor Secrets"
https://voicemap.me/tour/agios-nikolaos-crete/beyond-the-blue-eye-discovering-agios-nikolaos-harbor-secrets

Curious? Listen along here πŸ‘‡

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