At the crossroads of three continents, the atoll described by Homer in his Odyssey as ‘Α fair land [...] in the midst of the wine-dark sea.’ is none other than the legendary Greek island of Crete. Home of the Minotaur legend and birthplace of Europe’s first evolved society, Crete is a vivid and sensual mosaic of contrasts, a place of wonders where several civilizations blossomed.