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Explore life in Western Crete – Kissamos – Elafonisi

Martin Vlatos

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….

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