fbpx
Balos Travel services

Blog

villages

Villages of Western Kissamos – Part 1

Villages of Western Kissamos Mountainous or coastal, with only a few kilometers away from the town’s center it’s worth it discovering the villages of western…

Herbs

Aromatic & Therapeutic Plants (HERBS)

Aromatic & Therapeutic Plants (HERBS) The medicinal or therapeutic plants also known as herbs are a big part of the plant kingdom. These herbs provide active…

Museum

Archaeological museum of Kissamos

Archaeological museum of Kissamos The Archaeological Museum of Kissamos is housed in a Venetian-Turkish monument known as the “headquarters”. It is located in the Venetian…

cycling excursions

Cycling after so many rains

Cycling excursions after so many rains The area of ​​Kissamos has dozens of proposals for cycling excursions. We left behind the winter and we are…

Eleni

My name is Eleni

My name is Eleni My name is Eleni and live in Kissamos of Chania for 40 years now, in other words my whole life. I…

Spring

Spring in Kissamos

Spring in Kissamos On Monday 20 March we had vernal equinox. So the spring of 2017 has officially started in the north hemisphere in which…

Sunday trip

Sunday trip to Balos

Sunday trip to Balos Yesterday Sunday 19 March we had in Kissamos a sunny spring day, after several rainy days. It was a day that…

Music

Music and Dances

Music and Dances Since ancient times, the cultivation of music in Crete held a special place. From archaeological excavations (Knossos, Phaistos, etc.) and the ancient…

Olive oil

Olive oil

Olive Oil  The most important dietary element is olive oil, which for Cretans as well as for all the people of the Mediterranean constitutes the…

Hiking route

Hiking in Kissamos

Hiking route in Kissamos Kissamos has a large variety of walks which can easily be included in your daily exercise plan and are close to…

Flora and Fauna

FLORA AND FAUNA OF KISSAMOS

EXPLORING THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF KISSAMOS Meet Flora and Fauna in Kissamos area. The flora of the region is quite interesting because here you…

Kissamos town

Kissamos Mores & Customes

Kissamos Mores & Customes The topography and the products affect the diet, mores, customs and idiosyncrasy of the people. The period of olive harvest, wine…

Beaches in Kissamos

Beaches In Kissamos

Kissamos Beaches Across the area of Kissamos, a lot of beaches are covering several kilometers and vary in natural beauty. Because there are long beaches with…

Gorges

Kissamos and Crete Gorges

Gorges The morphology of the Cretan soil is characterized by large mountains with sharp folds and deep valleys, resulted wild deep and beautiful gorges. Gorges…