Archive for February, 2008

Top Cretan Specialities

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Traditional Horiatiki Salad

This is an article about a top specialty in Crete, which are popular all over the rest of Greece as well. It is the traditional Greek Salad, also known as “Horiatiki” Salad (it means the salad of the village!). This salad contains tasty but also important ingredients for us. To make a bowl of this traditional salad, you will need -approximately for two people-2 tomatoes, 1 cucumber, olive oil (try pure virgin Cretan olive oil for better taste), 1 onion and feta cheese.

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Without that last ingredient, the salad will be a common one instead of being unique and traditional. Slice the cucumber, the tomatoes and the onion to pieces, add the feta cheese and the olive oil on top. Also add some salt and some oregano and you are ready to taste a salad that is not only tasty, but healthy as well. Enjoy.

Cretan products

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Creatn pure honeyPure virgin Cretan olive oil

 

Cretans are considered to be so healthy because of the Cretan food. The Mediterranean cuisine and especially Cretan cuisine is one that nutritionists suggest as one of the best worldwide. Products of Crete are of top quality and are as pure and natural as they can be.

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For instance, there is the famous olive oil produced there, which is used in a variety of recipes, like salads, pies an so on. Other products of Crete are the top quality honey and some kind of cheese like mitzithra and malaka cheese. Last but not least, Cretans produce a special kind of dry crispy bread with which the “dakos” are made. Cretans also produce the famous Feta cheese which you will sure find to be delicious! Just remember to taste as many Cretan specialities as you can when you visit the island.

Preveli

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

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Preveli is a top destination of Crete, according to the great numbers of visitors every year. There are things of unique beauty you can see once you are there, like the Monastery of Preveli (Moni Preveli), for instance. An old monastery like that is ideal for tourists who want some moments of peace on an island that never sleeps!

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Additionally, the beach of Preveli is considered to be one of the top Cretan beaches. Visit this blessed area of the island with a vehicle and services provided from “Hire car Crete” and enjoy your vacations carefree.

Seawaters of Crete

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Diving in Crete
Greece is well know for its shiny summer days and Crete is worldwide known for its crystal clear seawater. Visitors and tourists here will have the chance to explore the depth and the underwater domain in one of the many scuba-diving schools located on the beautiful island of Crete. It is a unique experience to see what lies beneath the surface and swim to another, magic world. Become the new Jacques Cousteau and take full advantage of the famous Cretan sea by diving and swimming in one of Earth’s cleanest waters.

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The adventure of exploring Crete and its magic seawater begins with a car hire from “Car Hire Crete“. A vehicle from us will be the ideal companion to whatever adventure you set your mind to.

Sports

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

car hire creteCrete is the largest island of Greece. Visitors and tourists will be able to spend time during their vacations having fun with all kinds of sports or occupying themselves with their favorite hobbies. Especially during the summer, when the sun blesses Greece with the best shiny days, it is the perfect time to do whatever activity you have on your mind. Just remember that the best way to get to all places you’ve spotted is a vehicle from “Car Hire Crete“.

We provide a fleet of cars that is capable of making your transportation fun and easy.

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We suggest all road vehicles like 4×4 off road cars for your sports activities in order to have enough space and no trouble accessing distant places all over Crete. The staff of car hire Crete will be at your service providing you with whatever you might need to make your vacations on Crete wonderful.

Celebrations in Crete

Friday, February 22nd, 2008


Crete is well known for celebration of ancient times. Citizen of Crete thousands of years ago, celebrated and honored the twelve gods of the ancient Greek mythology.

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A great celebration back then was tavrokathapsia, in which Cretans used to do tricks on wild bulls in a specially designed arena, as pictured above. It was a great honor and responsibility to participate in tavrokathapsia (see big image).

Ancient Cretan history

Ancient Cretans and especially Minoans seemed to worship bulls as a kind of god. As a matter of fact, in Hellenic mythology there is the myth of the Minotaurus (also known asThe Minotaurus Minotaur), a creature that had half the body of a human and half the body of a bull. Minotaurus was the keeper of the Minoan palace’s maze and killed everyone that entered it. Crete has much to teach its visitors about its ancient culture and civilization. If you are interested in finding out more, we suggest you hire a comfortable car hire from “Car hire Crete” so that you will be able to visit the museums of your choise and get all information about the wonders of ancient Crete. A car from our fleet will be all you need to find out all about Cretan and Greek mythology!