JOUR DU NON
This holiday commemorates October 28, 1940, when General Metaxas answered ...Read more
ASSOMPTION - DORMITION
The Dormition is celebrated all over the country, with particular ...Read more
CRETAN STREET FOOD FESTIVAL
A very large gastronomic party, right on the water, on the beautiful beach ...Read more
FÊTES DE FIN D'ANNÉE
On Saint Basil's Day (Agios Vassilis, Greek Santa Claus), Greek children go ...Read more
CARNAVAL DE RETHYMNON
Discover Réthymnon who disguises himself, parties and reverses the order ...Read more
FÊTE NATIONALE
It is the Greek national holiday, commemorating the beginning of the war of ...Read more
FÊTE DU PRINTEMPS
Families hang garlands of flowers on house doors and car hoods. We get them ...Read more
FÊTE NATIONALE CRÉTOISE
Read moreNational holiday in Crete, in honour of the tragedy that took place at the Arkadi Monastery in 1866. It is a public holiday in Rethymnon. On this occasion, a solemn mass is held in commemoration of the 1,000 Cretans, men, women and children who killed themselves by setting fire to the monastery's powder magazine where they had locked themselves up to escape the reprisals of the Ottoman occupiers. A large parade takes place in the main streets of Rethymnon with the participation of students and the Greek armed forces.
FETE DE LA SAINT-BASILE
On St. Basil's Day (Agios Vassilis, the Greek Santa Claus), Greek children ...Read more
FETE NATIONALE
March 25, Greece's national holiday, commemorates the revolution of March ...Read more
PÂQUES
Read moreThe biggest Greek religious festival, whose date varies every year, is the occasion of several days of celebration and meditation. On the program: a week in slow motion, punctuated by religious celebrations with in particular the procession of theepitafios on Friday and the mass on Saturday evening, followed by a great meal and the lamayiritsa (a soup of offal). It is particularly interesting to visit Patmos where the most solemn celebrations are held, with the reproduction of the Last Supper and the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday.
PAXOS FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE MUSIQUE
A great festival of classical music, but not only, which extends to other ...Read more
LE JOUR DU NON
This holiday commemorates October 28, 1940, when General Metaxas answered ...Read more
FÊTE DU VIN ROBOLA
Read moreIn Kefalonia, the first weekend after August 15, the festival of Robola, the local wine that is the pride of the island, is held. In the villages of Fragata and Valsamata, panygiria, traditional festivals, are organized. The wine flows freely, a goat stew is served, and the dancers follow each other in the middle of the banquet.