Mountains, palmlined beaches, enchanted villages, herbs and culinary delights: Greece's Mediterranean island enchants artists and not just them.

Crete is the largest of Greece's islands. The picturesque landscape of the island in the eastern Mediterranean is the muse of many of its inhabitants. Crete was the birthplace and home of worldfamous artists such as the painter El Greco, composer Mikis Theodorakis and writer and Nobel Prize winner Nikos Katzantzakis. Cultures intersect here and the senses are sharpened by nature, art and people. A researcher of Greek food culture cooks ancient recipes under olive trees on an open fire. In the mountains of Crete, herbs for Malotira tea are discovered that only grow at an altitude of 1800 meters. The painter Angelos Spartalis not only creates oil paintings, but also works with film and ceramics. In the traditional pottery village of Margarites, Crete's clay is potted and fired, just as the Cretans have been doing since Minoan times. Georgia Dagaki plays rock music with a lyre, an ancient instrument that was previously reserved for men on Crete. The documentary by Lourdes Picareta has the original title "Crete with all senses".

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