The Town Square of Neapolis

One of the many street sellers visiting

Neapoli, who sell everything including fresh fish,

farm produce and clothing

Summer in Neapoli Square

and YES we do get snow….

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY WHEN YOU VISIT CRETE? Day One: Your heart beats faster and your lungs breathe more oxygen. You are in a great mood. Day Two: You have slept like a log and wake up ready to face the Minotaur of Crete if he happens to show up. Day Three: You smile at everyone and wish them Yassas, you have an inner calm and stop checking your email. Day Four: You have re-discovered your libido and your sex life is reborn. Day Five: Your body is tanned and glowing and soon you will have enough vitamin D for the rest of the year. Day Six: You have been eating a healthy Cretan diet for nearly a week and your blood sugar and cholesterol are getting lower. The possibility of having a heart attack is 40% lower. Go easy with the Raki though! Day Seven: Your immune system is getting better. Happiness is dramatically increased and you feel 10 years younger. Your life expectancy is 1 year higher. Day Eight: After seven days you feel like this is home. This could be a nice place to live for the rest of your life. Day Nine: Your memory is improved. You cannot forget all the magical moments that you have experienced and all the beautiful places that you have visited. Day Ten: You are addicted. And you haven’t finished your holiday yet but you’ll want to visit Crete again and again and you will spend a lot of time planning your next trip. When you get home you will start to cook Cretan foods and consume more olive oil and vegetables from Crete. You will read more about Greek History and you will give Greek names to your newborn kids. Nothing of scientific research here, but just aimed at a bit of fun, although it probably is true.

One of the many street sellers visiting

Neapoli, who sell everything from fresh,

farm produce and clothing

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY WHEN YOU VISIT CRETE? Day One: Your heart beats faster and your lungs breathe more oxygen. You are in a great mood. Day Two: You have slept like a log and wake up ready to face the Minotaur of Crete if he happens to show up. Day Three: You smile at everyone and wish them Yassas, you have an inner calm and stop checking your email. Day Four: You have re-discovered your libido and your sex life is reborn. Day Five: Your body is tanned and glowing and soon you will have enough vitamin D for the rest of the year. Day Six: You have been eating a healthy Cretan diet for nearly a week and your blood sugar and cholesterol are getting lower. The possibility of having a heart attack is 40% lower. Go easy with the Raki though! Day Seven: Your immune system is getting better. Happiness is dramatically increased and you feel 10 years younger. Your life expectancy is 1 year higher. Day Eight: After seven days you feel like this is home. This could be a nice place to live for the rest of your life. Day Nine: Your memory is improved. You cannot forget all the magical moments that you have experienced and all the beautiful places that you have visited. Day Ten: You are addicted. And you haven’t finished your holiday yet but you’ll want to visit Crete again and again and you will spend a lot of time planning your next trip. When you get home you will start to cook Cretan foods and consume more olive oil and vegetables from Crete. You will read more about Greek History and you will give Greek names to your newborn kids. Nothing of scientific research here, but just aimed at a bit of fun, although it probably is true.