Karagkiozis (puppetry)
Tonight in Vlatos plays a famous puppet theater (karagkiozis). Here are the first pictures.
Moving pictures
A small collection of moving pictures made during the summer and autumn in and around the Vlatos Old School Museum.
Drone footage of the Topolia tunnel
See both sides of the tunnel in this nice footage made by a drone at the Topolia tunnel, the entrance and exit of Inaxorio. The music may be a bit over the top for some of our readers.
Old School Museum – Μουσείο παλαιού σχολείου
There is always something going on in the Old School Museum in Vlatos. Jazz music, old tools, looms, literature, you name it! Come for a visit starting January every day from 10:00 until 13:00. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”43″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″…
Saturday night at the kazani
The kazani of Milia Mountain Retreat is making tsidoudia (raki) again. On Saturday there was a very nice get together and here is some video of that event.
Christmas came early this year
This week not only brought the rain back to Inaxorio also Christmas appeared at the Old School Museum in Vlatos. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”42″ 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″]
Museum signs
Today the second sign leading you to the old school museum in Vlatos was ready and installed.
Crete at its best
Come and taste Crete at its best in Milia’s kazani where they will be making their famous tsikoudia.
A nice selection of Cretan wines
On the birthday of a good friend we drank some great Cretan wines. Here is a selection of them. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”41″ 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″]
The olive harvest is here
It is that time of the year again. Nets are spread and linked together to catch this years olive harvest from the big trees. Everybody is busy now.
Wines of Crete, the movie
A video made by winemakers of Crete to give you an impression of our local wines and where they come from.
Wines of Crete: Romeiko
Romeiko wine is particular to Inaxorio. A resistant variety which gives lively red wines with high alcohol content, average acidity and variable color – due to the distinctive variegated grapes growing on the numerous branches of the plant. The traditional…
The History of Wine in Crete
And there was wine The history of the vineyard can be traced back to the furthest reaches of time. Seeds of wild vines have even been found in caves inhabited by prehistoric nomadic tribes. Before the ice age, the vine…
New floor for old church
In the past week the church of Vlatos got cleaned, the wooden floor was removed from the ceiling, all wood was oiled and a new floor was installed. Now let’s start the music, the theater and the laughs!
In the meantime in the old church
As part of the Old School Museum the old church, that never was a church because the roof collapsed when it was finished, the roof beams were replaced, the tiles cleaned and the mezzanine removed. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”40″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″…
A Chinaman In China by Jules Verne, adapted by Nikos Kazantzakis
Part of the collection in the Old School Museum of Vlatos consists of books. All are digitally stored by now and one of them is quite special; it is an adaptation of Jules Vernes’ A Chinaman In China by the…
Fragments of museum artefacts
A small collection of fragments shot of objects in the Old School Museum in Vlatos. Opened daily from 10:00 to 13:00. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”38″ 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”…
28th October 1940: OXI
In the archives for the museum a couple of poster were found remembering the 28th of October 1940 when Metaxa told the Italians NO (OXI) and with that answer got Greece involved in WW2. Here are some of those posters….