Crete, land of Daidalos and Ikaros. Of Minoan vases and famous frescoes. Shining and starlit, with its black baggy breeches and fringed kerchiefs. Romantic Crete, with its sea, rocks and gleaming plateaus. Crete, land of full-bodied wine and pungent tsipouro. Sleepless Crete, land of endless feasts under star - studded skies. Crete, scented with wild fennel and fresh basil. Dizzying Crete, of the warlike dances. Crete, home of El Greco, Kornaros, Kazantzakis and Prevelakis. Crete, whose door is always wide open to both East and West. The dream of Crete, where a person might soar in flight. Crete, "the island of Miracles".