The mythical animal with the name "Grypas" has been established as a symbol of the city of Heraklion. Grypas depicted in the frescoes of Knossos, was a mythical monster with the body of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle and the tail of a snake. We met Grypas on the morning
Heraklion, or Iraklio as the Greeks say, is the capital of Crete and also of the province Heraklion and has approximately 150.000 inhabitants.It is a city with many points of interest and it has an active nightlife. When you approach this city by boat, car or airplane, your first impression will probably be: how
Matala once was the place of the flower power and the hippy-scene. Yeah, those were the days!The Matala as we know it now is a busy tourist place with lots of hotels, apartments, rooms, taverns and shops. Before 1970, the time that the flower-children and the hippies overrunned this small village, Matala only existed
