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The large monastery south of Heraklion celebrates the transfer of the relics of Saint George.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοΠανηγύρια, έθιμα, γιορτές γεύσης και επέτειοι ανά περιοχή.
A saint's day feast: church service at dusk, then food, wine, live lyra music and dancing in the square until sunrise.
The large monastery south of Heraklion celebrates the transfer of the relics of Saint George.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA mountain feast in Koustogerako that remembers the rescue of wartime resistance fighters.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe village named after the saint celebrates in early December.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA December feast in the raisin village just outside Sitia.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe village of the ten martyrs of Crete celebrates two days before Christmas.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA winter feast on the Lasithi plateau, below the cave of Zeus.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe convent of Agia Irini above Kroussonas celebrates its saint.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA small mountain feast with a wide view, in the chestnut village of Elos.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοAn authentic mountain feast in Sfakia with rizitika, the old unaccompanied songs of western Crete.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA highland panigiri in Axos with some of the best lyra players of the Psiloritis villages.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA historic church in Sfakia, linked to the 1821 uprising, celebrated on the last Sunday of May.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe first big panigiri of the Sitia summer, on the evening of Pentecost.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA feast for the coastal communities of the north-west, below the Venetian castle of Gramvousa.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA beach chapel reached on foot or by boat, with an overnight feast by the Libyan Sea.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA pilgrimage to ancient Lissos, on foot or by small boat from Sougia.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοCrete's best-known Agia Marina pilgrimage, with queues of pilgrims and a fair on the road.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοOne of the biggest summer panigiria; in Voni the fields turn into an open-air market and taverna for thousands.
Voni · Agia Marina, Chania · Mochos · Exo Mouliana και 1 ακόμα
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοFeasts at hilltop chapels of the Prophet Elijah, with views over the island at night.
Archaia Eleftherna · Mesa Mouliana
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe wine village on the old Sitia road celebrates with lyra music and local wine.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe Apokoronas market village celebrates at the springs below the village.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοVillage feasts famous for huge pots of gamopilafo, the Cretan wedding rice.
Ziros · Adele · Gonies · Vamos και 1 ακόμα
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe largest village of the Sitia hinterland feasts in its park with a full dinner and live music.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA locals' feast in the Peza wine country, a short taxi ride from Heraklion.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοMountain panigiria with live lyra and antikristo, lamb roasted around the fire.
Fodele · Fourfouras (Amari) · Adele · Chromonastiri και 3 ακόμα
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe balcony village above Plakias celebrates the Saviour with music and food in the square.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA small Apokoronas village with a faithful two-night feast for the Saviour.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοSummer feasts in Zakros, Tymbaki and the pottery village of Margarites.
Zakros · Tymbaki · Margarites · Xirosterni και 4 ακόμα
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοUpper Zakros, at the top of the Gorge of the Dead, celebrates the Saviour in the village square.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοOne of the largest feasts in Crete, in the village where the saint lived.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοArchanes celebrates the Dormition with Byzantine chants, a liturgy and a glenti with local wine.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe white monastery on the rock near Elafonisi holds the big Dormition feast of western Chania.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe Apokoronas plateau is full of 15 August feasts, a few minutes apart.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe "summer Easter" of Greece: almost every village celebrates the Virgin Mary with a feast.
Chrissoskalitissa monastery · Theriso · Meskla · Fres and Kefalas (Apokoronas) και 20 ακόμα
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe big village just above Rethymno throws the town's best-known glenti on the night of 15 August.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA frescoed Byzantine church and a valley-wide glenti south of Rethymno.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA few kilometres inland from Sitia, Armeni holds the area's best-attended 15 August glenti.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe day after the Dormition, Eleftherna holds its own glenti next to the archaeological museum.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοNine days after the Dormition, a second wave of feasts for the Virgin Mary.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοPeople bring fanouropita, a spiced cake, to the feast at Valsamonero monastery.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA pilgrimage to the remote chapel of Agios Ioannis Gionis on the Rodopou peninsula.
Agios Ioannis Gionis, Rodopou · Douliana · Kournas · Ziros και 1 ακόμα
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοFor the birth of the Virgin, Agios Thomas walks out to an old chapel by the river.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA big pilgrimage to the monastery of Antifonitria in Myriokefala.
Myriokefala (Antifonitria monastery) · Lefkogia · Gavalochori · Tzitzifes και 2 ακόμα
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe feast that traditionally closes the summer and opens the autumn farming season.
Axos · Topolia · Nipos · Rodovani και 1 ακόμα
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA seaside chapel near the castle, famous for its horse-riding games.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοA feast found nowhere else in Crete, on the Lasithi plateau.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe fortified monastery near Vai celebrates Agios Ioannis Theologos.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιοThe village of the Holy Fathers cave celebrates its 99 hermits.
Προσθήκη στο ημερολόγιο