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By John Freedman Posted January 19, 2022 Still another of the Cretan cities mentioned by Homer (could there be any greater claim to fame?), Gortyn - or the ruins that we have access to now - is a tantalizing place. Its history goes way back, as there is evidence of people living there as early as 7,000 BC. There is also evidence of the Minoans having been or lived here, although there is apparently no proof of any great local Minoan civilization as there is at Phaistos, Knoss

By John Freedman Posted to Contemplating Crete December 1, 2021 Knossos, Crete's most distinguished tourist attraction, is surely doomed forever to be shrouded in mystery and controversy. Right at the center of that, precisely where he wanted to be, stands Sir Arthur Evans, the brash British adventurer/archaeologist who staked his claim to fame on these sprawling 20,000 square meters (215,000 square feet) of ruins located a hair south of the capital city of Heraklion. When Ev

By John Freedman June 4, 2021 I try not to let others speak for me too often. But there are times when that is the best way to cut right...

By John Freedman June 2, 2021 Tris Ekklisies is a place, a description and a dream. As a location this little village stuck snuggly...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 29, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 Spili is a not-so-small...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere June 7, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 There are four Minoan palaces on...