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Greece
Dream Weddings Organized in Crete
Maybe Greece has lately been in the eye of the storm due to the economic downturn, foreign austerity policies and social upheavals, but the country remains undoubtedly a top favorite destination for thousands of people around the world.
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Greece
4,000 Tourists Disembarked on Crete
Two cruise ships with 4,000 tourists docked in the Souda port and in the old port of the city of Chania on May 17 receiving a very warm welcome by the Cretan municipality.
The Navigator of the Seas sailed from...
Archaeology
New DNA Tests Show Minoans' European Origins
A recently conducted DNA analysis on the remains of Minoans' skeletons found mainly in a cave in Lassithi, Crete, suggest beyond any doubt and previous speculation that the ancestors of the major Minoan civilization of the Bronze Age did...
Greece
Crete's Incredible Hospitality and History
Two new videos that promote the civilization, history, hospitality and merits of all Cretans have been created by the Region of Crete, to achieve the best possible joint tourism promotion of Crete through the campaign Incredible Crete: Surprisingly Yours!
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Greece
Neurosurgeon Archontakis' Guinness World Record
George Archontakis from Crete is the only Greek neurosurgeon who entered Guiness World Records for a very difficult surgery he carried out successfully.
The surgery was conducted in 2002 on a young student who loved to harpoon fish in the...
Crime
Russian Boy Stabbed by Dutch Animateur Paralyzed
The 11-year-old Russian boy who police said was stabbed by a 20-year-old Dutchman working at a holiday resort in Hersonissos, Crete, as a children’s entertainer is being hospitalized at the intensive care unit of the Children’s Hospital Aglaia Kyriakou.
Two...
Crime
Hit-And-Run Driver Jailed For Daly’s Death
In June 2009, 24-year-old Glen Daly was killed during his holidays in Crete, Greece. The police believed Glen had lost control of his moped and slid under a lorry that Stefanis Konstantinou was driving. However, his mother, Dorothy Daly,...
Crime
Russian Media Alert On Boy’s Stabbing
The 11-year-old Russian boy, who was visiting the island of Crete with his parents, and repeatedly stabbed, allegedly by a 20-year-old Dutch hotel employee after the boy said he tried to get back his stolen laptop.
This tragic news has...
Archaeology
The Famous Palace of Knossos and its History
Knossos, the famous Minoan Palace lies five kilometers southeast of Heraklion, in the valley of the river Kairatos, in Crete. Ιn Greek mythology, the Palace of Knossos was the residence of the mythical King Minos, the son of Zeus...
Greece
Crete Μourns Two Suicides On Easter
Two families in Crete were left in mourning for their beloved who decided to put an end to their lives on Easter Sunday. A desperate 34-year-old mother-of-two hanged herself and a 26-year-old young man committed suicide by shooting himself,...