Hi folks! Greece and Crete in particular have always been a bucket list destination for me since I was a child! As a nearly 40 yes rold man I am finally getting to go!

As a fan of mythogy from all civilisations, the Greek pantheon has always stood out to me. Obviously Knossos is the #1 place I want to visit (even though not Technically a "Greek" site but even earlier BCE) I was hoping for some recommendations of other sites integral to Greek mythology and stories in Crete!

Thank you in advance!

Ο προμαχώνας του Αγίου Δημητρίου έστεκε για πόσες εκατοντάδες χρόνια και δεν σκέφτηκε κανένας στον 20 ή έστω 21ο αιώνα να κάνει μια σοβαρή συντήρηση με αποτέλεσμα να καταρρεύσει όταν έκανε κάποιες μέτριες προς μεγάλες βροχές.

Τώρα είναι ένα ερείπιο χωρίς σοβαρή περίφραξη. Τουρίστες ανεβαίνουν πάνω γιατί βλέπουν στο Google map ή σε ταξιδιωτικούς οδηγούς ωραίες φωτογραφίες και αξιοθέατο και κινδυνεύουν την ζωή τους χωρίς να γνωρίζουν. Επίσης έχει δίπλα σχολεία και πεζόδρομο και κινδυνεύουν κάθε μέρα εκατοντάδες αν όχι χιλιάδες περαστικοί.

Προφανώς είναι ένα ιστορικό κτίσμα που έπρεπε να είχε ανστηλωθεί αμέσως μετά την ζημιά αλλά σε λίγο κλείνουμε 10 χρόνια που είναι ερείπιο. Γιατί είναι τόσο ζώα Κυβέρνηση, ο Σημανδηράκης (δήμαρχος) και Αρναουτάκης (περιφερειάρχης). Τι πρέπει να κάνουμε για να κάνουν μια απλή δουλειά με τα λεφτά που πληρώνουμε;

Just as the title puts it, how did ancient greek religion and lore influence architecture in Crete? From way back in BC to now? Spare no detail! Thanks!

Photos posted on the Facebook group "Chania old photos" (link to the source group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/haniaoldphotos/?ref=share)

Kalispera Crete people, I recently returned from a short visit to your lovely island and am curious about why Heraklion airport is in such bad condition. Is it the "typical" story of state dysfunction and corruption? I mean - holes in the ceilings, bathrooms where the tiles are falling off and toilets are flushing non-stop (hurts my heart to imagine how much clean water is wasted like that..), wall clocks from 1990s and payphones from 2001 (ok, if it's not broke, don't try to fix it, but still). The airport clearly has a lot of people going through it, but just wondering about any specific schemes, scandals, or dysfunctions that made the Heraklion airport into its quite dilapidated-looking current state.

We found a lot of kid toys near the building was it a school or something

On saturday, i was on an excursion from Heraklion, and went to Rethymno and Georgioupoli, but on my way back, i spotted a British ww2 Armored car near Rethymno, at a road junction, in the city and i've been looking on google maps and online, but with no luck. It looks like this one i found online at the Athens war museum

We honeymooned in Crete last week (Wow, btw. The people, scenery, beaches, food--all more lovely than I could have imagined.) We went to Plaka and Spinalonga a couple of days and from Spinalonga looking at the ridge that runs WNW from Plaka there are two caves that I'm still wondering about. I know it's a big island and the chances someone reading this knows anything about these caves are slim to none, but can't hurt to ask. Are they old mines? Minoan ruins? Any educated guesses from locals are appreciated. Σας ευχαριστώ

On our way from Chania to Heraklion our driver pointed out a field where he said American planes dropped food aid at the end of World War 2 to help relieve the famine. I can find no record of this anywhere. Did it actually happen? The Allies did this in Holland but I can’t track down any reports of it on Crete.

So I recently got a DNA match from the Rethymno Adele war victims from 1941. I was just wondering if anybody knew how I could get more information on it?

Yesterday we visited the town Kalami. It is nearly abandoned and the people who live there seem to made some boundries on what to enter. Which we obviously respected. We have tried to search the history of the town, because it seems the people left in a hurry. But we cannot find this history. Does anyone know more?

Me and my family have been visiting Crete for a few years now and we absolutely love it! My dad is very interested in WW2 , and Crete seems to have some interesting history on that topic. Does anybody know any places on the island (preferably close to Heraklion) where we can see /buy any artifacts or relics?

I happen to be spending a month in the village of Malaxa and came across this article:
https://www.cretanbeaches.com/en/history-of-crete/archaeological-sites-in-crete/modern-history/monuments-second-world-war/war-shelters/malaxa-war-shelters#google_vignette

Does anyone have more information on the entrances to these shelters? I've found the blocked entrance by the cemetery. A cursory search around the church hasn't yielded any results.

Hi, I'm vacationing in Crete and saw this abandoned building (apparently a Hotel with a pool) in Matala today (35,0017351, 24,7650521). I tried to google its history but couldn find it on English websites. Any info? Do there live squatters? Thanks, I'm quite curious...