Désirs de Voyages… “Discover the charm of Chania”

“Désirs de Voyages” is France’s most popular luxury travel magazine, published twice a month in print and online, aimed at a high-spending, high socio-economic audience looking for new authentic luxury travel experiences and well-being. with a keen interest in Greece.

The press tour organised by E.O.T. France Service resulted in a 7-page report on the trip to Crete, “A Cultural Tour of Chania”.

В Фалассарне найдены десятки мертвых рыб, выброшенных на берег, причем большинство из них без глаз.

Греческий центр морских исследований говорит о вирусной энцефалопатии и ретинопатии, вызванной вирусом Betanodavirus, широко распространенным в Средиземноморье, который серьезно поражает виды семейства Epinephelidae.

Симптомы включают необычное поведение: рыбы медленно и по спирали движутся по поверхности моря, часто брюхом вверх из-за опухших кист. Подобные инциденты наблюдаются каждый год, особенно осенью.

Первое упоминание о вирусной энцефалопатии было сделано в 1979г, когда в заливе Киссамос было обнаружено около пяти тонн мертвой рыбы... В то время ученые приписали смерть другой причине, и только годы спустя стало ясно, что признаки указывали на вирусную энцефалопатию.

Важно подчеркнуть, что вирус поражает только рыбу и не передается человеку, поэтому риска для здоровья населения нет. Однако мертвую рыбу ни в коем случае нельзя употреблять в пищу, так как она может испортиться.

Once upon a time, it wasn't enough just to go to the butcher to have meat on the Christmas table. In rural families, a special “Christmas” pig called trefari was raised from spring to be eaten during the holidays. The Cretans carefully preserved not only the meat, but also the fat and the skin, from which the bristles were carefully removed.

They fed the pig with leftovers from the table, as well as with additives from certain plants. This gave the meat a special flavor. On Christmas Eve, the owner of the family would slaughter the pig and then hang it on a hook. The blood dripping from the carcass would be collected and immediately roasted along with the tripe.

Traditionally, before the slaughter, an orange is put in the pig's mouth to feel its last breath. Sounds like a real thriller.

I once had the opportunity to witness this procedure. It was certainly an impressive sight! (After that, I didn't want to eat pork for a long time)).

#traditionsofcrete

One of the most “wintry” songs ever written is “Let It Snow”. It was written in the hot July days of 1945. And despite the fact that there is not a single word about Christmas in the song, the whole world recognizes it as a Christmas song. Why? Very simple: because of the weather described in it, radio stations are constantly playing it at that time.))
Legend has it that Sammy Cahn (the author of the lyrics) and composer Jule Styne loved cold weather, so one day when they were suffocating from the intense heat, they sat down and wrote a song remembering the weather with rain, snow, hail and cold wind!
Imagine that for over 70 years it has been played non-stop and enjoyable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnil5LyK_B0