For the creation of all the RAGiF (Routaki’s Audio Guide info Files) was an enormous amount of research done, about all aspects of Crete. This resulted in up to 300.000 words of information divided over several subjects. On this page you find in the diversity of categories the links to the pages were you can read the whole (or basis) story for the information that is given to you in audio form when you drive one of the routes of Routaki.

The wine region south of Heraklion – the Toscane of Crete.



Cretan Extra Virgin Olive Oil, so many stories to tell; so an extra INFOTHEEK PAGE with links
Divers information concerning geographical facts and life on Crete.

Why are the tree-trunks painted white? Answer; to prevent the trunks getting corroded by bacterium and vermin. Read this one and many more interesting facts about life on Crete.– Read more questions and answers. –

Read more about the phiti vases and how they are used on Creta.


Throughout the centuries a lot of trees were chopped to meet with the great demand for wood. Read more about the forest on Kriti.













The majority of the hot-houses on the island is used for the cultivation of tomatoes and cucumbers, about 80%. In peak season the harvest mainly stays on the island for there are 2 million tourists to feed. In the winter months the harvest is exported. Read more about the use of hot-houses on Creta.

Read more about music instruments and Cretan dances.
Out of the bay of Mirabello, the bay east of Agios Nicolaos you’ll see a lot of almond-trees. Parts of the almond tree are used to create a syrup called ‘Soumada’.
Read more about the local drink created from the almond tree.


Read more about what happened on the island mentioned in mythology.
28th of October 1949: ‘Alors, c’est la guerre’, which mend as much as; ‘Then, it’s war’. This French sentence was quickly translated in the word Oxi, the simple term for NO in the Greek language.
Read more about why the Greeks have a public holiday on the 28th of October every year.

Read more about Anogeia (also written as Anogia).
Read more about Georgioupolis.
Read more about the excavations around the village of Knossos.
Read more about the white tree trunks.