Country and People

The leaflets of the column “country and people” primarily inform about the life of the Cretan people, their manners and traditions, handcraft and products as well as about mentality and quality of life of the natives.
In the mountain villages, where still the authentic and unsophisticated Crete is to be found, the Crete holiday-maker should contact the people - take time in a Kafenion or a Tavern. No need to speak Greek to take a coffee or to order something to eat. The locals will try to talk to the Tourist and you will determine how easily a communication comes, without the language of the other one. The Cretans have the “patience of a saint”. The Tourists possesses a clock, the Cretans possesses for it the time! In order to learn more about country and people, you absolutely should take the time and explore also the inland of the island (faraway of the beach).

The picture above shows the assembling of a kiln close to the “ Char burner Street” of Agia Melidoni, where the charcoal production follows the old tradition.

Leaflets

012-04/E - Excursion to the charcoal makers 020-04/E - Excursion to the pottery makers of Thrapsano 050-04/E - Zarós - Trout breeding at Crete 186-06/E - Cretan Handcraft:
Spinning works and Spoon maker 222-07/E - "The Cafenon of countless pictures" in Mochós 245-08/E - FILLO - tender pastry
for gastronomic specialities! 263-08/E - Cretan Handcraft:
Spoon carver in Zenia 311-08/E - The Museum of Papa Michalis Georgoulakis