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Today it houses the Museum of Icons and Sacred Objects — a wealth of art from churches and monasteries across the island, including six large icons by celebrated Cretan artist Mikhaíl Damaskinós.
There is a full range of Cretan handicrafts and traditional foodstuffs to choose from, making Kritsá a good place to do your souvenir shopping.
The island’s repeated suffering was duly celebrated in the popular heroic Songs of Dighenis (adapted from their medieval origins for the modern struggle), Pandelis Prevelakis’ grim novel, The Cretan, and the lofty writings of Níkos Kazantzákis.
Dittany (díktamus) is a popular Cretan herb that is boiled to make tea.
This is usually accompanied by the laouto, a variation of the mandolin; the askomantoura, Cretan bagpipes; and the habioli, the shepherd’s flute.