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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 | Aug 30, 2020 | Blog Zakros, the smallest of the four main Minoan palaces on Crete, is nestled just beneath the...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere June 20, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 Agios Nikolaos is a true gem...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 14, 2019 Reposted to Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 Crete is not a tropical...