Rhodes Flower Festival 2011 – Uniquely reviving the Medieval Age If you are determined to take a late-spring break to a Greek island but are unsure which one to go to, Rhodes may prove a delectable choice at this time of the year. During the last weeks of May, Rhodes Town holds an annual Medieval
Why not spend Easter 2011 on the magical island of Malta? Whilst Easter in Britain typically consists of gorging on too many Easter eggs and then feeling fat and fed up for the rest of the holiday season, with almost the whole of the Maltese population being ardent Catholics, it is only natural that Easter
Unlike France and Italy, when you think of Greece, top quality fine wines do not immediately spring to mind. Although in latter years, the wine industry has undergone a high profile resurrection in Greece, and is beginning to produce some top-notch mouth-watering wines that could even rival the likes of Italy, France and New Zealand.
Read all about historic Corfu Town’s fantastic mid Feb festival – it’s a cheese eating feast! Held annually in Corfu Town, Cheese eating Sunday is one of Corfu’s more unusual events. A huge procession of floats, troops and brass bands pass through the town and a day of music, eating, drinking, dancing and laughter fills Corfu’s capital. The
The Rethymno Carnival is undoubtedly Crete’s largest, most important and most flamboyant carnival. Held in the town of Rethymno, the three-week celebration showcases Greek culture in the most spectacular of ways possible, subtly blending the nation’s traditions, art, dance and theatre.
Late spring is when Crete starts gearing itself up for a summer of hedonism, heat and some serious live music… Casi del Mezzo Music Festival – Thursday 23 June – Tuesday 28 June 2011 Since the 1960s when musicians such as Yiannis Markopoulos and Nikos Xylouris combined Cretan folk music with classical techniques, traditional and
