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  • Cretan Villages You Must Visit
    When you choose Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort as your Cretan vacation destination, naturally, the first village you should visit is Fodele, which is six minutes by car inland. Fodele Village Fodele is a lovely traditional village with plenty of souvenir shopping and dining opportunities.
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  • Cretan Myths that Shaped the Greek Mythology
    Crete plays a momentous role within Greek mythology: it was on this island that Zeus was born, and his legend is one of the proudest Cretans mention in a conversation. However, there are many other myths you are already familiar with but probably don’t know originated on Crete Island. Zeus Was Born
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  • Cretan Foods You Must Try
    Crete’s culinary tradition makes the island an ideal destination for enjoying organic, locally sourced ingredients used with great care on cherished family recipes that influence even modern dishes served in tavernas and restaurants. You should not leave Crete without trying some of its signature
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  • Best Beaches Near Fodele
    You will find some of the best beaches on Crete Island between Heraklion and Chania on the northern coast. Here, the mountains slope gently into the sea, forming heavenly backdrops for beachgoers who can admire both the sea touching the skies with soothing azure hues and the rocky ridges stretching to
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  • 5 Famous Traditional Villages Near Fodele Beach
    A traditional village on Crete Island can mean many things: miraculous natural springs, dining like a local in a countryside taverna where the cooks follow generations-old recipes, visiting a monastery, enjoying a walk in nature, and even discovering ancient arts and crafts like pottery, kopaneli
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  • The Origins of El Greco
    A son of Crete, El Greco was most likely born in Fodele, in the house that currently hosts the Museum of El Greco: “The place where I was born is surrounded by orange trees, springs of drinking water, and a Byzantine church,” said the artist in a letter in 1606. It is the very description of
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  • Reasons Why You Should Visit Crete in Springtime
    Suppose you want to visit Crete in spring. Although the weather is still chilly, so come prepared for rainy, windy days. Finding a direct flight to Crete may be difficult before the official tourist season kicks in, but you can catch a ferry from Athens. In spring, you can experience the island like the
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  • Christmas Customs on Crete Island
    The first Christmas trees appeared sometime in 16th-century Germany, decorated with fruit and sweets for children to pick on Christmas Day. But the whole bring-a-tree-inside-your-home trend started in the USA sometime in the 1850s, and personalities like Thomas Edison – who sold the first Christmas
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