Battle of Crete Tours Blog

The "Cretan Commentations Committee - The Battle of Crete and the Resistance", in cooperation with the Region of Crete, the Municipality of Chania, and the Center of the Mediterranean Architecture is organizing a 10-days exhibition with unpublished photographs and rare artifacts from the battle of Crete. The event contains unique exhibits from the historical archive of Dimitris Skartsilakis (historical researcher & collector) and...

Today, 79 years from the Battle of Crete, humanity is experiencing an unprecedented situation in the sector of health. This is the reason that the Greek government canceled all the commemoration events of the 79th anniversary in Crete. People all over the world didn't allowed to travel in order to honour those whom we owe our freedom. The people...

Yesterday Mrs Emma Ebrahim from New Zealand published on Facebook the pictures of the people who saved her grandfather on Crete back in 1941. She is searching for the descendants of this family in order to thank them for what their ancestors did for her grandfather. She only knows their first names, Irene, Tasos and Nicolas. She doesn't...

One of the reasons I love what I'm doing is because I have the chance to meet interesting people, interact and share unique stories. When I tour with descendants of the battle's fighters is my favorite! Today, after our long e-mail conversation I met Jan from Australia. A lovely woman who wanted to follow the footsteps of her father...

It is 78 years since the May 20th 1941, when the largest airborn invasion in world's history took place in the island of Crete! We are honouring annually the memory of all the soldiers and civilians who sacrificed their lives during the epic battle and we are welcoming in Crete all these people who want to pay their respects...