Gay owned and run accommodation, and lodgings, bed and breakfast hotel and inn for the independent gay travel ler near Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
Last Updated 18/02/2009 © Villa Ralfa 2009
There are two multi screen cinemas in the capital, Heraklion, showing both English and foreign soundtrack films with Greek subtitiles, and also Greek soundtrack films. These show all the new films although sometimes release dates here are later than everywhere else and sometimes they are earlier. Please ask if you want to know what is on and where.
Greek TV has films on most nights if you feel like a night in, although these are often older films than you get a the cinema, please ask us if you want to know what’s on.
Live Greek Music can be difficult to find.....We know, this sounds odd! The most reliable guide is to look at posters attached to power poles and other items of street furniture. The dates are usually easily readable even if they are in Greek (after a little thought!) although the location may not be so obvious, in which case copy it on to a piece of paper and we will translate for you! At certain times, notable ‘Panagia’ in August many of the surrounding villages, including Hersonissos have festivals with well known Greek and Cretan musicians.
Pano (Old) Hersonissos has a Greek music night on Mondays, this takes place in the village square which can get very crowded so it is best to arrive early to get a table. If you are sitting at a restaurant you will be expected to eat (the restauranteurs pay for the music), but there a couple of kafenions on the north side where you need only buy a drink. There are also demonstrations of Greek dancing and if you have had enough to drink you can join in!
There also Greek music nights at Anopoli and Mohos, whihc you can visit on an organised coach trip, at a price of course. There are some restaurants, notably ‘Roustiko’ in Koutouloufari, that organise there own Greek nights.
At various times there are festivals in the area, if we hear of any of these then we will post it on the board on the ground floor!
Many Greek/Cretan musicians have their own web sites and these often give information on coming performances.
For jazz lovers there is a bar/restaurant in Heraklion called Pagopeiion (The Ice Factory) which has jazz and ‘World Music’ throughout the year. they have a group on Facebook if you want to check what’s on, or you can ask us!
Below are some links to Greek radio, and some Cretan musicians’ web sites which you might be interested in, also a link to ‘Stigmes’ magazine which often has Greek/Cretan culture and information articles and programmes.
Greek TV has films on most nights if you feel like a night in, although these are often older films than you get a the cinema, please ask us if you want to know what’s on.
Live Greek Music can be difficult to find.....We know, this sounds odd! The most reliable guide is to look at posters attached to power poles and other items of street furniture. The dates are usually easily readable even if they are in Greek (after a little thought!) although the location may not be so obvious, in which case copy it on to a piece of paper and we will translate for you! At certain times, notable ‘Panagia’ in August many of the surrounding villages, including Hersonissos have festivals with well known Greek and Cretan musicians.
Pano (Old) Hersonissos has a Greek music night on Mondays, this takes place in the village square which can get very crowded so it is best to arrive early to get a table. If you are sitting at a restaurant you will be expected to eat (the restauranteurs pay for the music), but there a couple of kafenions on the north side where you need only buy a drink. There are also demonstrations of Greek dancing and if you have had enough to drink you can join in!
There also Greek music nights at Anopoli and Mohos, whihc you can visit on an organised coach trip, at a price of course. There are some restaurants, notably ‘Roustiko’ in Koutouloufari, that organise there own Greek nights.
At various times there are festivals in the area, if we hear of any of these then we will post it on the board on the ground floor!
Many Greek/Cretan musicians have their own web sites and these often give information on coming performances.
For jazz lovers there is a bar/restaurant in Heraklion called Pagopeiion (The Ice Factory) which has jazz and ‘World Music’ throughout the year. they have a group on Facebook if you want to check what’s on, or you can ask us!
Below are some links to Greek radio, and some Cretan musicians’ web sites which you might be interested in, also a link to ‘Stigmes’ magazine which often has Greek/Cretan culture and information articles and programmes.