{"id":1110,"date":"2010-08-09T05:17:43","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T04:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vintageholidays.co.uk\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2015-03-04T09:41:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T09:41:42","slug":"summer-festivals-in-crete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/summer-festivals-in-crete\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Festivals in Crete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re jetting off to Crete this summer then you may just want to check align your diary with one or two of these fantastic Cretan festivals for the lovers of culture and wine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1111\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Heraklion-Festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1111\" title=\"Heraklion Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Heraklion-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Experience traditional dance at Heraklion Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Between the months of July and September you can catch any of the following festivals:<\/p>\n<h2>01 July until 15 September &#8211; Summer festivals in Chania and Heraklion<\/h2>\n<p>If you love your ballet, theatre, opera and dance then you\u2019re in luck! You\u2019ll find international performers and musicians taking to the stage alongside locals \u2013 the atmosphere is electric.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Early August &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaniarockfestival.com\" target=\"_blank\">Chania Rock Festival<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>OK&#8230; so not for those looking for a little culture, but still loads of fun. If you like tyour heavy rock then this is the place for you. Perhaps even send the teenagers off for a night a peace!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1112\" style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Chania-Rock-Festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1112\" title=\"Chania Rock Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Chania-Rock-Festival-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Something for the kids? The Chania Rock Festival &#8216;ROCKS&#8217;!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>End of July until 10 August &#8211; Rethymno hosts Renaissance Festival<\/h2>\n<p>Taking place in the old town, the festival sees a wide variety of music and dance acts, art exhibitions and pantomimes in the Renaissance style.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1113\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Rethymno-hosts-Renaissance-Festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1113 size-medium\" title=\"Rethymno hosts Renaissance Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Rethymno-hosts-Renaissance-Festival-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rethymno Renaissance Festival has a fantastic carnival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wine lovers are in for a treat too as there are many wine festivals on the island during the summer. You\u2019ll celebrate traditional Cretan and Greek folklore and get a chance to taste some delicious wines:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1114\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Wine-Festival-in-Rethymno.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1114 size-medium\" title=\"Wine Festival in Rethymno\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Wine-Festival-in-Rethymno-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cretan&#8217;s certainly know how to hold a wine festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>End of July &#8211; Cretan Wine Festival in Rethymno<\/h2>\n<h2>10 &#8211; 15 August \u2013 A five day festival in the tiny village of Archanes<\/h2>\n<p>Help this\u00a0friendly little village celebrate its wine produce&#8230; but Make sure you take some Alka-Seltzer!<\/p>\n<h2>If you&#8217;re looking for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/villa_list.cfm?area_id=21&amp;offer=Villas in Crete\" target=\"_blank\">accommodation in Crete<\/a> this summer please check out our borad portfolio of private villas with pools in areas of cultural interest.<\/h2>\n<p>Information courtesy of www.aldemarhotels.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re jetting off to Crete this summer then you may just want to check align your diary with one or two of these fantastic Cretan festivals for the lovers of culture and wine. 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