November 2018 – Live Crete Alive

November 19, 2018May 2, 2022

Fodele relax

Covid19 is nearly gone and also here in Crete life is nearly bavk to normal , so for those who want to escape for a while and enjoy the sun, sea, mountains and our private pool Fodele Relax is still open.

I’m totally prepared to welcome you again in our beautiful villa.

Fodele is a typical Cretan village and my house is built outside of the village with great view over it. The house is also surrounded by orange trees which give me every spring a great view and a lovely blossom smell every time I open my balcony door.

What is amazing here during summer time is that twice a day swallows come to the pool to drink water or to bath here. Even while you are swimming in the pool, they come along to have their bath.

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A holiday to relax to the full and swimm with the swallows is possible you just have to contact me on 0030/6951522456 or 0032/493611949.

Below are some more pictures of the holiday villa where you can stay.

November 3, 2018November 3, 2018

Saint George methystis (‘methao’ means getting drunk)

Yesterday in the early evening I was talking over the phone to a friend of mine when the church bells started sounding, wondering why, he told me that on the 3 of November Saint George methystis is celebrated. A bit a strange name for a saint as ‘o methystis means’ the drunk one.

I know, the Greeks have a lot of saints, they have more than one saint Georges and even more virgin Maries etc… The story of this Saint George is quit simple, the 3th of November is the day that the wine barrels are opened as the wine is ready to be consumed and has to be tasted. The 3th of November is also the celebration day of Saint George and as the Greeks celebrate this day with tasting wine this particular Saint George is called now Saint George the Methystis as a lot of people get drunk on that day So Yamas!

November 2, 2018

Melidoni

I’m sooooooo exited today, I went for a short trip to the Melidoni cave and village with a friend of mine, we were only away for 3 hours but we saw so many beautiful and unexpected things, that I’m thinking about making this trip one of the short (up to 6 hours) excursions I’m preparing for next year!

here is an idea