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Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης [ˈnikos kazanˈd͡zacis]; 2 March (OS 18 February) 1883[2] – 26 October 1957) was a Greek writer.
Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years.[3] two-storey building now housing the exhibition was erected on the site of the Anemoyannis family home. The Anemoyannis and Kazantzakis families were related by marriage, and Kazantzakis was a friend of Yiorgos' father Antonis Anemoyannis. It was large, two-story house built in traditional style, standing in the main village square in Myrtia (Varvari). Kapetan Michalis lived in the family home for some years, and Nikos Kazantzakis stayed as a guest there on several occasions when on brief visits to the village. Right next to the building was a small house measuring a mere 45m2, inhabited by the Psomopoulou sisters, who were also relatives of Kazantzakis. This was later added on to the original Anemoyannis home.
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Kazantzakis Museum
Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης [ˈnikos kazanˈd͡zacis]; 2 March (OS 18 February) 1883[2] – 26 October 1957) was a Greek writer.
Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years.[3] two-storey building now housing the exhibition was erected on the site of the Anemoyannis family home. The Anemoyannis and Kazantzakis families were related by marriage, and Kazantzakis was a friend of Yiorgos' father Antonis Anemoyannis. It was large, two-story house built in traditional style, standing in the main village square in Myrtia (Varvari). Kapetan Michalis lived in the family home for some years, and Nikos Kazantzakis stayed as a guest there on several occasions when on brief visits to the village. Right next to the building was a small house measuring a mere 45m2, inhabited by the Psomopoulou sisters, who were also relatives of Kazantzakis. This was later added on to the original Anemoyannis home.
Η Καμάρα, γέφυρα μεταφοράς νερού, κατασκευασμένη μεταξύ 1831-41 από τους Αιγυπτίους, κατά τη διάρκεια της αιγυπτιακής κατοχής του νησιού [11] Βρίσκεται στον οικισμό Σπήλια
Agia Irini, Iraklio
Η Καμάρα, γέφυρα μεταφοράς νερού, κατασκευασμένη μεταξύ 1831-41 από τους Αιγυπτίους, κατά τη διάρκεια της αιγυπτιακής κατοχής του νησιού [11] Βρίσκεται στον οικισμό Σπήλια
In my opinion, It's best to visit at sunset time and enjoy the sunset from up high. Spectacular panoramic.
The road going there is a dirt road uphill .
Master Christ Church
ΓιούχταςIn my opinion, It's best to visit at sunset time and enjoy the sunset from up high. Spectacular panoramic.
The road going there is a dirt road uphill .
The Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) demonstrates in an impressive manner the natural environment of the eastern Mediterranean area with special emphasis on Greece and Crete.
You can also experience an earthquake simulation.
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Muzium Sejarah Semulajadi Crete
Leoforos Sofokli VenizelouThe Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) demonstrates in an impressive manner the natural environment of the eastern Mediterranean area with special emphasis on Greece and Crete.
You can also experience an earthquake simulation.
Crete’s aquarium, CRETAquarium, first opened in December 2005. It belongs to the family of large European aquariums. CRETAquarium offers its visitors a unique chance to plunge into the great marine world of the Mediterranean, from the big hunter sharks to the tiny seahorses and the sensational jellyfish. The diversity of marine life is set off against underwater Cretan seascapes such as the rock formations at Matala (South Crete) and the sea bed at Vai (North East Crete).
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Cretaquarium - Thalassocosmos
Crete’s aquarium, CRETAquarium, first opened in December 2005. It belongs to the family of large European aquariums. CRETAquarium offers its visitors a unique chance to plunge into the great marine world of the Mediterranean, from the big hunter sharks to the tiny seahorses and the sensational jellyfish. The diversity of marine life is set off against underwater Cretan seascapes such as the rock formations at Matala (South Crete) and the sea bed at Vai (North East Crete).
The Historical Museum of Crete was founded in 1953, and is housed in a neoclassical building of exceptional architectural merit. It tells the story of seventeen centuries of local history and culture, from the early Christian centuries up to modern times. Byzantine art and culture, the periods of Venetian and Ottoman rule, the age of revolutions on the course to union with Greece, World War II, the Battle of Crete and the Resistance, as well as Cretan rural folk culture are all highlighted via selected exhibits combined with a wealth of visual material and multimedia.
The finest exhibits are two El Greco paintings, The Baptism of Christ (1567) and View of Mt. Sinai and the Monastery of St. Catherine (1570), the only works by the artist now on Crete.
The Nikos Kazantzakis is in a special collection including personal effects and manuscripts by the Cretan writer. Visits begin at a separate section featuring a large mock-up of mid-17th century Chandax
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Muzium Sejarah Kreta
27 Leof. Sofokli VenizelouThe Historical Museum of Crete was founded in 1953, and is housed in a neoclassical building of exceptional architectural merit. It tells the story of seventeen centuries of local history and culture, from the early Christian centuries up to modern times. Byzantine art and culture, the periods of Venetian and Ottoman rule, the age of revolutions on the course to union with Greece, World War II, the Battle of Crete and the Resistance, as well as Cretan rural folk culture are all highlighted via selected exhibits combined with a wealth of visual material and multimedia.
The finest exhibits are two El Greco paintings, The Baptism of Christ (1567) and View of Mt. Sinai and the Monastery of St. Catherine (1570), the only works by the artist now on Crete.
The Nikos Kazantzakis is in a special collection including personal effects and manuscripts by the Cretan writer. Visits begin at a separate section featuring a large mock-up of mid-17th century Chandax
The original church of Agios Titos on this location was probably built in 961 A.D. by the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Phokas, who liberated Crete from the Arabs and made it again part of the Byzantine Empire. To strengthen the Christian faith in Crete, who had weakened from the Arabs, the emperor constructed this Orthodox church and dedicated it to Agios Titos, a disciple of Apostle Paul and first Bishop of Crete.
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Gereja Agios Titos
Platia Agiou TitouThe original church of Agios Titos on this location was probably built in 961 A.D. by the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Phokas, who liberated Crete from the Arabs and made it again part of the Byzantine Empire. To strengthen the Christian faith in Crete, who had weakened from the Arabs, the emperor constructed this Orthodox church and dedicated it to Agios Titos, a disciple of Apostle Paul and first Bishop of Crete.
The Basilica of Saint Mark is directly opposite the Lions Fountain, in Eleftheriou Venizelou Square in the centre of Heraklion. Today it houses the Municipal Art Gallery and is open to the public almost all day, every day.
From the first years of Venetian rule, in the 13th century (1239), the Venetians, wishing to consolidate their rule over their new colony of Candia and simultaneously express their gratitude to and love of their home, built a basilica dedicated to their patron saint, St Mark. This was where the official ceremonies of the Venetian administration were held, and where the Venetian nobles were buried.
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Βασιλική Αγίου Μάρκου
The Basilica of Saint Mark is directly opposite the Lions Fountain, in Eleftheriou Venizelou Square in the centre of Heraklion. Today it houses the Municipal Art Gallery and is open to the public almost all day, every day.
From the first years of Venetian rule, in the 13th century (1239), the Venetians, wishing to consolidate their rule over their new colony of Candia and simultaneously express their gratitude to and love of their home, built a basilica dedicated to their patron saint, St Mark. This was where the official ceremonies of the Venetian administration were held, and where the Venetian nobles were buried.
A museum delineating the history of the island Crete, complete with artifacts belonging to the ancient civilizations that once populated the island.
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Muzium Arkeologi Heraklion
1 ChatzidakiA museum delineating the history of the island Crete, complete with artifacts belonging to the ancient civilizations that once populated the island.
Αξιοθέατα
Βρίσκεται στα νοτιοδυτικά του Ηρακλείου, σε απόσταση 62 χιλιομέτρων, σε υψόμετρο 100 μέτρων, νότια του ποταμού Γεροποτάμου και του αρχαίου Ληθαίου. Η θέα του λόφου είναι πανοραμική και περιβάλλεται από τους επιβλητικούς ορεινούς όγκους του Ψηλορείτη, των Αστερουσίων και των Λασιθιωτικών ορέων, ενώ σε μικρή απόσταση βρίσκεται η κωμόπολη Τυμπάκι. Οικονομικό, διοικητικό και θρησκευτικό κέντρο, επόπτευε την εύφορη πεδιάδα της Μεσαράς. Υπό τον έλεγχο της Φαιστού βρίσκονταν τα αρχαία λιμάνια των Ματάλων και του Κομμού[. Κοντά στο ανάκτορο βρίσκεται περίπτερο του ΕΟΤ.
Festos Palace
Βρίσκεται στα νοτιοδυτικά του Ηρακλείου, σε απόσταση 62 χιλιομέτρων, σε υψόμετρο 100 μέτρων, νότια του ποταμού Γεροποτάμου και του αρχαίου Ληθαίου. Η θέα του λόφου είναι πανοραμική και περιβάλλεται από τους επιβλητικούς ορεινούς όγκους του Ψηλορείτη, των Αστερουσίων και των Λασιθιωτικών ορέων, ενώ σε μικρή απόσταση βρίσκεται η κωμόπολη Τυμπάκι. Οικονομικό, διοικητικό και θρησκευτικό κέντρο, επόπτευε την εύφορη πεδιάδα της Μεσαράς. Υπό τον έλεγχο της Φαιστού βρίσκονταν τα αρχαία λιμάνια των Ματάλων και του Κομμού[. Κοντά στο ανάκτορο βρίσκεται περίπτερο του ΕΟΤ.
The palace of Knossos eventually became the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture. The palace was abandoned at some unknown time at the end of the Late Bronze Age, c. 1380–1100 BC;[5] the reason is unknown, but one of the many disasters that befell the palace is generally put forward.
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Istana Minoan Knossos
8 ΦειδίουThe palace of Knossos eventually became the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture. The palace was abandoned at some unknown time at the end of the Late Bronze Age, c. 1380–1100 BC;[5] the reason is unknown, but one of the many disasters that befell the palace is generally put forward.
The archaeological site of Fourni is located on the homonym wooded hill, 17km south of Heraklion and southwest of Kato Archanes. To get there (the site is not open, but you could contact the guard), you could walk along the Minoan path starting from Kato Arhanes and crosses the beautiful artificial grove of Fourni or ascend the stairs from the Apano Archanes ring road.
In Fourni the archaeologists identified a preminoan cemetery (2800BC-2200BC), which indeed is the largest prehistoric cemetery in the Aegean Sea. However, more graves have been located, with belonging to the period 2200BC-1200BC. Moreover, you can see the quarry from which the materials for the construction of the cemetery were extracted.
In 1964 the archaeologist Ioannis Sakellarakis started excavations, which have so far revealed 26 buildings, mostly graves. The objects found in the graves indicate that ancient Archanes had strong relations with the Aegean, Egypt and the East.
Minoan Necropolis. (Phourni Archaeological Site)
The archaeological site of Fourni is located on the homonym wooded hill, 17km south of Heraklion and southwest of Kato Archanes. To get there (the site is not open, but you could contact the guard), you could walk along the Minoan path starting from Kato Arhanes and crosses the beautiful artificial grove of Fourni or ascend the stairs from the Apano Archanes ring road.
In Fourni the archaeologists identified a preminoan cemetery (2800BC-2200BC), which indeed is the largest prehistoric cemetery in the Aegean Sea. However, more graves have been located, with belonging to the period 2200BC-1200BC. Moreover, you can see the quarry from which the materials for the construction of the cemetery were extracted.
In 1964 the archaeologist Ioannis Sakellarakis started excavations, which have so far revealed 26 buildings, mostly graves. The objects found in the graves indicate that ancient Archanes had strong relations with the Aegean, Egypt and the East.
At the premises of the Equestrian Club in Karteros, you will discover an area of cultural activities called The Minoan Theatre. The Theatre takes the shape of a horseshoe, immersing you in a captivating dance and acrobatics performance inspired by the Minoan Civilisation.
As you visit, your senses will be indulged by the beauty and greatness of an important era – the Minoans, known in history as the Pinnacle of Peace and Prosperity.
Embarking boldly on the creation of the Minoan Performance, every step of the way has been influenced by archaeological evidence, coupled with our admiration and respect for the greatness and timelessness that The Minoan Civilisation embodies.
Together, we will turn back time 3,500 years…
This history will become both a dream and a reality for you. Prepare for a journey through time and space. The costumes, the Mystagogy of movement, and the ancient music will captivate you, engaging your eyes in a vibrant feast of colors and quenching your soul's thirst for this unforgettable experience. Through this, the seed of culture and knowledge will be sown within you.
Always remember that knowledge becomes invaluable and eternal when …
Minoan Theater
2Α ΦιλλίπωνAt the premises of the Equestrian Club in Karteros, you will discover an area of cultural activities called The Minoan Theatre. The Theatre takes the shape of a horseshoe, immersing you in a captivating dance and acrobatics performance inspired by the Minoan Civilisation.
As you visit, your senses will be indulged by the beauty and greatness of an important era – the Minoans, known in history as the Pinnacle of Peace and Prosperity.
Embarking boldly on the creation of the Minoan Performance, every step of the way has been influenced by archaeological evidence, coupled with our admiration and respect for the greatness and timelessness that The Minoan Civilisation embodies.
Together, we will turn back time 3,500 years…
This history will become both a dream and a reality for you. Prepare for a journey through time and space. The costumes, the Mystagogy of movement, and the ancient music will captivate you, engaging your eyes in a vibrant feast of colors and quenching your soul's thirst for this unforgettable experience. Through this, the seed of culture and knowledge will be sown within you.
Always remember that knowledge becomes invaluable and eternal when …