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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...

His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa is expected to pay a visit to the Arkalochori of Crete on July 3-4, 2012. He is deeply attached to that particular village on Crete, as he...

A German tourist was sunbathing on a beautiful but remote beach on Crete when a kind 64-year-old man appeared. The man came closer to the tourist, greeted her and they started talking. A few hours later, Greek police were...

A 34-year-old man, father of three children, was killed in Heraklion, Crete, after a fight he had with another man. According to flashnews.gr, the deceased man was called Priamos Xidakis and the incident took place in Profitis Ilias village...

Under the banner “Union Forever,” the Prefecture of Crete has already begun organizing a series of events for the upcoming celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Union of the island with the rest of Greece. The celebrations are scheduled...

An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale was recorded this morning off the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Institute, the epicenter was 100 km west of the city of Ierapetra and...

A Greek beauty is once again attracting attention outside Greek borders. The lovely Cretan Elizabeth Aroni was born in Germany in a Greek migrant family and returned to Greece at the age of 13. Once she finally realized the...

The 32-year-old mother who stole milk and ice-cream to feed her starving kids was left free of charge in Heraklion, Crete. The Heraklion prosecutor had issued an arrest warrant against her yesterday, but the day after she was acquitted....

The Municipality of Hersonissos on Crete decided to promote the island through an interesting initiative. Cretan officials will collaborate with Dutch online platforms Zoover.nl and Griekenland.net, where tourists can publish their opinion about how they spent their holidays on...

High fuel and maintenance costs, together with a sharp decline in the number of passengers has brought the Greek ferry companies to their knees (those that manage the connections to and from the islands). The companies have announced that...