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
The people of Crete have a word for village, “xorio,” to identify the places closest to their hearts. While most of the island’s residents live and work in larger cities like Heraklion, Chania, or Rethymno, every Crete islander has roots in a specific village and the unique traditions that go with that
