Maria tries to join her friends in Pano Elounda Crete!
a kind man feeds the cats at Pano Elounda Village Crete
Maria welcomes you to Pano Elounda village Crete
Pano Elounda the traditional
meeting place of men...
Maria's Kafeneon

As you can see from these photos, there's much more to Elounda than meets the eye! A short stroll along a country lane brings you to
Pano Elounda Crete
resting in the hills it offers peace, tranquility & traditional Greek bars
where gentle village Cretan Folk greet you with the familiar
'yiasas' (hello and welcome) and tons of enthusiasm!
steps...
the traditional meeting place of women!
Pano Elounda is full of cats and kittens of every colour you can imagine!

Well perhaps not blue or green! They are allowed to run their usual daily lives in peace. Their main preditor being the out of town tom-cat who decides that this kitten isn't his! The cats here are all feral, the nightly arrival of the toms ensures a night of loud tom-cat 'singing' and dancing! The Queen cats bring their new litter out for the first time and know where they will be made welcome. That is until there are too many all bouncing around and knocking things over! They then get chased off with a friendly waving of the ever present walking stick! I have named this 'Cat Corner', because this is a kind Greek couple who make sure the cat population here receives food, oftentimes I have seen fresh fish bought purely to give to the cats, it is a funny sight to see a kitten with a fish in its mouth trying to run off to enjoy in peace, the fish being almost as large as the kitten itself!
old houses in Pano Elounda Crete
Pano Elounda, Crete where the streets are so clean and flowers in abundance!
Colour is everywhere right now!
In Pano Elounda Crete you are welcome...
'Take nothing but pictures... Leave nothing but footsteps'
Pano Elounda Crete Greece
Door Home!
thank you for visiting
Pano Elounda Crete renovation work finished photos
Maria's Kafeneon Bar Elounda Crete
Village Women chatting on the steps up at Pano Elounda village Crete
Pano Elounda Crete
heavenly links
 Toad Hall Elounda
M+V Jewellery Elounda
  Myths of Crete
 Greek Orthodox Icons & Byzantine hand paintings
Watersports Elounda Crete
The Kafeneon (Greek bar) is still alive with chattering friends! A wonderful meeting place for Greeks, why not join in! Sip slowly on a Greek coffee, enjoy a refreshing portocolarda (orange juice) or try the local  firewater 'Raki'. Challenge a Greek to a game of Tavli (backgammon) and experience a very lively game! The Kafeneon is not a place of hurry, it is a bar for discussion, raised voices, relaxation and to really discover the true hospitality of the Greeks, especially the Cretans.
In Pano Elounda there are many Kafeneon bars to choose from, all offer excellent Cretan hospitality, are inexpensive and you can get away from the usual bar offered in the noisy centre. Music is not usually played unless a Greek has arrived with his Bazooki and excellent singing talent!
renovations are complete in
Pano Elounda Crete
 photos from the little village high above the village of Elounda where even the local kafeneon (Greek bar) was repaved
Crete Pano Elounda's local bars! Greek bars Crete's bars! Photos Maria's kafeneon bar + photos Crete
The cats wait patiently
for their food to be prepared!
This is a kind Greek man
in a kind Greek village...
Pano Elounda Village Crete offers a very warm welcome!
Pano Elounda Crete is very scenic
Greek Orthodox Icons ~ Byzantine Paintings Elounda Crete
Yiorgia & Yiannis Petrakis handpaint beautiful Greek Orthodox Icons
from their heart in
village centre of
Elounda Crete
the myths of ~ the lady of the lake Kournas Crete Greece ~ the lady of the lake Dozmary Pool Cornwall UK
Pano Elounda, where the 'stores' still come to the people! Fresh oranges are on sale, later in the day another truck will pass by announcing rather loudly that he has potatoes, onions or even pots and pans for sale!
fantastic sunsets over Elounda village Crete
the donkey lady takes control of her steed
a friend for Maria outside her Kafeneon bar in Pano Elounda Crete
and off she rides on this Greek Donkey
This Kafeneon Bar in Pano Elounda has been closed for years!
Kafeneon (Greek bar) written in Greek over the door at Pano Elounda Crete
a Greek man takes a rest after the climb upto Pano Elounda village Crete
the glorious view of Mirabello Bay from Pano Elounda Crete
the myth of Mount Oxa Elounda Crete
A villager takes a rest after the climb!
The Kafeneon above has been closed for years, Maria's Kafeneon below left is open for drinks in Pano Elounda village Crete
Why is Maria laughing?
Clik the Photo
the views from Pano Elounda are spectacular, so you may wish to stop at one of the many Kafeneon bars for a lemonade or two! inexpensive and very friendly!
Pano Elounda's donkey streets
Maria's always
smiling welcome
View of Mount Oxa from Pano Elounda Crete for the Myth of Mount Oxa - Clik the Pik
View over the bay of Elounda (Mirabello Bay) from Pano Elounda village Crete
Yes, donkeys still walk the narrow streets of Pano Elunda!