The Unknown Story of Pasiphae
Pasiphae is the daughter of Helios and Perse, the sister of Perses and Aeetes, the king of Colchis, the sister of the witch Circi, and the wife of Minos.
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The Guides’ School of Greece is a three and a half years university state Institution authorized and run by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Greece. Its purpose is to teach and prepare the future official licensed Guides of Greece for practicing their profession, which is to present and represent their country worldwide.
The courses of the school include 28 different subjects/lessons, the main being History (Ancient, Byzantine and Modern), Archaeology (Prehistoric, Classical, Byzantine and Post Byzantine) and History of Arts. The 25 secondary lessons varry and include from History of the ancient theater and architecture, Mythology, History of the ancient Greek literature, Geology, Geography and Ethnology down to Economics, Psychology, First aid and Orthophony.
Having to pass some of Greece’ most difficult university entry, semester and exit exams and of course after being tested in languages, one graduates after three and a half years of study, as an official licensed Guide and that authorizes one to work as a Guide all over Greece.
All official licensed Guides of Greece graduates from the Guides’ School of Greece should wear on them their official badge when guiding.The official Guides’ badge has a photo of the guide, the name of the guide written in Greek and Latin/English, the languages that she/he is allowed to guide on and her/his code number. It necessarily also carries the stamp of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Anyone not having that badge is NOT an official licensed Tour Guide and must NOT be trusted.
Pasiphae is the daughter of Helios and Perse, the sister of Perses and Aeetes, the king of Colchis, the sister of the witch Circi, and the wife of Minos.
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Walk among Venetian mansions, walk on flowery paths, and dare to take your first dives of the year. These are a few of the 5 ways we suggest for you to discover Spring in Crete.
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In the province of Apokoronas at the foot of Mount Dafnomadara, there was in ancient times a settlement called Korion, as reported by Stephanus of Byzantium.
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In this article, we are presenting the most interesting museums in Crete, suitable for all ages and interests.
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In this article, we will be focusing on fasting during lent. We will discuss the following points: the reasons we fast, which foods to avoid, and how researchers back this up scientifically but also their warnings. Finally, we try to answer one of the most confusing questions in the world of fasting and we end with giving you links to our favorite Easter and Spring Blog Articles.
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In this article, we focus on 5 theories of the Easter egg painting customs in Greece. These are the most famous explanations for the Easter egg painting customs.
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Rethymno, like the whole prefecture, has found in recent years its place in fine dining, daring to “gourmet” traditional flavors, to highlight raw materials, and to trust young people in the management of restaurants and the management of their kitchens.
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Europe was the daughter of Telephassa or Cassiopeia and Phoenix, son of Agenor or Agenor himself.
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We love Crete and Chania for many reasons and one of them is the local products and food.
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