by John Flawith | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog, Food & Drink
We are just back from the 2020 wine fair in Platanias, near Chania. We are so excited by the additions to our wine list that we just had to write about them! We’ve not even finished constructing the list! But here are some new finds that we are certain to...
by John Flawith | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog, Food & Drink
This is from the 2020 wine fair in Platanias, near Chania. Wines of Crete organise this event every year and its a great experience. Its a great place to try out Cretan wines. At last, a good Cretan sparkling wine! Douloufakis Champagne First of all, at last a...
by John Flawith | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog, Walks
The Mili gorge is about an hour away from Panokosmos, south of Rethymnon and makes a great day out. Our Mili gorge adventure takes place in January and there was plenty of evidence of Mother Nature! We tried it in January 2020, during a dry day, and found a...
by John Flawith | Dec 31, 2019 | Blog, Things to do
We got sort of caught up by the Chania Santa run for charity. We were staying for a Christmas break in the lovely Kydon hotel in central Chania. Its got a great view from the 5th floor over the town. Our room overlooked the giant Christmas tree in front of the...
by John Flawith | Dec 25, 2019 | Blog, Things to do
The Nativity scene in Kalyves in the town square It’s a lovely part of Christmas – nativity scenes in Crete, that each of the villages sets out a nativity scene. Nativity scenes in villages around Panokosmos Normally in the central square, usually opposite the...
by John Flawith | Sep 15, 2019 | Blog, Food & Drink
Worth carrying to the top of Korfi on the Lassithi plain! It began with Mythos… I love beer! In our early days in Crete I drank Mythos, like everyone else, before discovering that the brewery, although in Greece, is owned by Carlsberg/Heineken. So...
