Chania

Chania and the western Greek community of Aigio were shaken by two earthquakes almost at the same time on April 28. The first one occurred at 7:37 a.m. with a Richter magnitude of 3.5 and the second came 12...

Rallies and protest marches followed the April 2 incidents in Chania, Crete, between Golden Dawn members and leftist, anti-fascist organizations causing inconvenience among citizens and mobilizing police forces. The incidents resulted in the arrest of six people, four Golden Dawn...

The exhibition Agricultural August, that aims at highlighting and promoting quality Cretan products, will be in Munich, from July 13-15 to show off the island's best. Agricultural August is an annual event, organized by the region of Crete, the regional...

Mayor of Chania, Manolis Skoulakis at the official launch of five new tourist advertisements of the city, announced that the exhibition Agricultural August, which aims at highlighting and promoting quality Cretan products, will now travel to Germany. These advertisement spots...

The city of Chania is the largest city in western Crete. It used to be a crossroad between the East and the West for many centuries and that is why it suffered from many conquerors. A walk in the...

Budget air carrier Ryanair on Dec. 19 said it would open its first base in Greece, at Chania, the second largest city of Crete, in April 2013 with one based aircraft and will include routes to and from Billund,...

Two earthquakes measuring 3.5 degrees on the Richter scale were registered early on Monday off the Greek island of Crete, reportedly causing no damage to people or things. The epicenter of the first tremor, which started at 1:15am local time...

The plague of wildfires in Greece this summer has hit forested areas on the Greek islands of Hydra, Rhodes and Crete and in the northern city of Florina, the Athens News Agency reported. A state of emergency was declared in...

Hotel owners and other professionals of the broader tourism sector are trying hard to change the negative climate. In an interview with Ethnos newspaper, they describe this year's tourism as "catastrophic," adding that many tourists have cancelled their reservations during the...

The Venetian port of Chania greeted the Olympic Flame. The flame relay will travel to London on July 27, heralding the 2012 Olympic Games. But people participating in the Olympic flame relay, lit in ancient Olympia, still have many stations...