What do you do to make a special anniversary a memorable occasion when you’re already spending a 3 week holiday in Greek or rather Cretan “foodie heaven”, high on the Chandras Plateau in Far East Crete  - where every simple tomato and cucumber salad is a symphony and the tap water’s so sweet it could be likened to wine as in that old “Canned Heat” song..

The Greek islands in May! What could be more beautiful? We have just returned from a wonderful week spent with Mark and Anita at their charming Taverna, The Lemon Tree at Handras. The village with its winding lanes and mixture of stone and whitewashed houses is set in the hills between Sitia and Makrigialos. Away from the main tourist areas, this is a place of idyllic limestone scenery, the hills clothed with olive groves and brilliant yellow gorse and scattered with ancient Minoan and Venetian ruins to explore.