A visit to the Old School Museum
Today we show you some details of the exhibition on display at the Old School Museum in Vlatos. It is winter now so the light is not optimal but you will get a good impression of the exhibition. Feel free…
How to cut a pommegranate
Useful information for the lovers of this wonderful fruit. Now it the season!
Timetables of local bus service from Kastelli to the villages of Inaxorio
Supraregional lines to the villages of southern Crete with departure from Kastelli: From and to Kastelli
Thoughts from the kazani
It is October and Inaxorio prepares the tsikoudia. This happens in a kazani, a special place to still the alcohol and have a good time with good friends.
Restoring the Old School Museum and Church
Apart from many wooden antique items that need to be cleaned and oiled, we also started to clean and repair the old church. Yesterday the wooden roof beams were cleaned and today holes in the wall are repaired. It’s getting…
Autumn in Inaxorio
Now that it rained it is really autumn here in Inaxorio. We pick pomegranate, chestnut, walnut and collect the last wood for the winter. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”34″ 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]”…
Finally it’s raining again
It did not rain in Inaxorio since May but yesterday evening it finally rained again. Many weeks too late, so the chessnut harvest suffered but now the chance of fire is reduced to zero.
Old School Museum in Vlatos is now open for public
This week the Old School Museum is open for the first time. It is looking for feedback about the exhibition, the decoration and for suggestions about what a visitor would like to see. Here are some of the first pictures:…
Syllogos Plokamiana restores the local school building
On Sunday the people of Plokamiana came together for the restoration of their local school building. After the hard work it was time for food and drinks. Great afternoon! [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”33″ 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″…
Thousands of years old olive tree in Plokamiana
Recently the people of Plokamiana rediscovered an enormous big and old olive tree. They cleaned the area and made a walking path towards this wonder of nature that measures 17,5m at its base . If you are in the neighbourhood…
Old School Museum in Vlatos is taking shape
The past week a lot of work was done at the old school of Vlatos. With the help of Johanna we decorated the museum and the entrance. Now it is open to the public to gather feedback of the visitors…
Chessnut Festival Elos Cancelled
Inaxorio is sorry to report that due to the death of one of the villagers, the yearly chessnut festival on the 22nd of October is cancelled. Maybe next year …
Pantelis’ raki still opens 21st of October
It is the time of the year again to make raki. In Vlatos Pantelis Vaidakis opens his still on the 21st of October. If you want to taste the real Crete this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Maybe you…
Remembering weaving
Inaxorio helps the syllogos of Vlatos with establishing a small historic museum. Part of the exhibition will be 2 working looms. The knowledge of these ancient machines is getting lost so it is quite a challenge to restore these beauties….
Taste Inaxorio’s delicatessen at the Mili Station
You can find the most delicious delicatessen on Western Crete in Pandelis’ Shop in Miloi. Johanna, Pantelis’ wife cooks the declicious alcoholic and non alcoholic local drinks and prepares great olives in olive oil. In October Pantelis runs one of…
Artefacts in the Vlatos museum
Inaxorio helps to create a local history museum in Vlatos, Inaxorio. Part of the work is cataloging all printed materials like maps, books and pictures. We hope to restore and frame them in due time. Here are some of them….
Fundraising 2017: restoring the old school furniture
One of our great treasures is the old school furniture. It needs to be restored, cleaned and rubbed in with oil. All and all quite a job. You can help! Please donate to the Vlatos fundraising campaign and contact palikari@westcretan.com…
Fundraising 2017
Inaxorio supports the restoration of the library, the museum and the old church of Vlatos. In the upper parts of the village of Vlatos you will find the old school at the bottom of the stairs leading up to an…