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A dirt trail running between olive trees in Apokoronas, with a Cretan Quadventures flag in the foreground
Cretan heritage

The Olive Tree and Olive Oil in Crete

Crete has grown olives since Minoan times. Meet the island's ancient trees, the winter harvest and the modern mill, and see why oil sits at the heart of the Cretan table.

23 October 2026 · 4 min
A stone path with a wooden handrail along a cliff among pine trees, looking out over the deep, forested Samaria Gorge and the peaks of the White Mountains under a deep blue sky
Cretan heritage

Samaria village and the church of Osia Maria

The Samaria Gorge took its name from a small church in the village at its heart. Meet the people who once lived there and the reason they left in 1962.

20 October 2026 · 4 min
Bare, rounded mountain slopes with patches of snow tinted pink by dust, under a blue sky with thin white clouds
Cretan heritage

The Kri-Kri: Meet the Wild Goat of Crete

The kri-kri, or agrimi, is the wild goat of Crete. Learn where it lives, why it is protected and how to spot one in the mountains without disturbing it.

15 September 2026 · 4 min