10 great botanical gardens around the world: readers’ tips

Botanical Garden - The Story "For the first time in human history, humans are disconnected from their natural environment and Mother Earth. It's the first era where living in a technological milieu, surrounded by the stimuli of a virtual reality, dominates our spaces, from homes to offices, with gadgets like TVs, computers, and smartphones shaping […]

The geographical position of Crete in the Mediterranean is such that it can be described as strategic. Serving as a crossroads between three continents, besides its huge geopolitical importance that it holds, Crete’s position is also associated with the development of its climate and thus with its biodiversity (flora and fauna). A place of intense […]

Spices offer special, unique aromas and enrich the taste of our food. Let us learn some of them. Afrina: The flower of salt from the rocks of Crete that has stored sea water, until the Greek sun evaporates it and the raw natural sea salt appears. Cretan Basil: It looks like anise and has an […]

Gastronomy does not always begin in the kitchen.Sometimes, it begins with a walk. Among trees, herbs, aromas, fruits and the sounds of nature. In a landscape where visitors do not simply see plants, but begin to understand where flavour truly comes from. At the Botanical Garden of Crete, the experience of Cretan gastronomy is not […]