The Non-Profit  Cultural Organisation “Olivepress – Art Factory” was created in order to save  from desolation and ruin  the Old Olive Mill of Agricultural Cooperative at Zympragou in Hania, Crete. Its new aim is to accommodate on its premises various arts and cultural events, transforming it into a community centre and a place of memory […]

Turkish Giali Tzamisi (or Tzami) dominates in the Venetian harbor of Chania and it is very difficult to miss the pane from your sight. It is an impressive size square building, with big cupola that has been supported by four arcs. On to building you will observe six small domes, although from the pane is […]

The Byzantine Museum is housed in space that was the church of the monastery of the Franciscan, San Salvatore, founded in the 15th century. Collects excavations of Byzantine and post Byzantine years, from the excavations in the entire prefecture of Chania and collections and private donations covering the period from the early Christian era until […]

The brand new Archeological museum is finally open. More than 3,500 objects make up the exhibition of the impressive new Archaeological Museum of Chania, which opened in April 2022. The Museum has an area of ​​6,000 square meters and is a reference point for the city of Chania which acquires a very high quality cultural […]

When driving in western Crete at Kisamos County, on the road heading to Elafonissi just after the village named Topolia, you will go through a small tunnel. Exactly at the tunnel’s exit, high up on your right, you will see the opening of a cave and an unusual metallic star reflecting the sun’s rays. This […]

More than 5 centuries, the famous Lighthouse stands in the old port of Chania. In 1212 the Venetians conquered Crete. Then they decided to build a new town on the ancient Cydonia (current Chania). Begins constructed between 1320 and 1356 the work continued for the next 200 years when the lighthouse was constructed in a […]