Chania
Europe
Agricultural August Travels to Germany
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...
Greece
Chania's Public Market Counts a Century
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...
Economy
Ryanair Will Fly to Chania, Crete
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,...
Greece
Two Tremors off the Coast of Crete
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...
Greece
Fires Spread in Greece, State of Emergency on Rhodes
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...
Greece
Tourism Deeply Decreased in Greece Although Election Result Brought Some More Tourists
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...
events
Olympic Flame Reaches Chania
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...
entertainment
Belgian Television Program to Showcase Crete
Despite political upheaval, despite financial crisis and the EU's austerity measures imposed on Greece, citizens of Europe show their solidarity to Greece in many ways.
The initiative is Belgian this time. More specifically, the Belgian Broadcasting Corporation of the French-speaking regions (RTBF)...
Greece
Homeless Man Freezes to Death in Chania
Lying on a bench right next to the central Christmas tree of the town of Chania, a 63-year-old homeless man was found dead last Saturday evening, according to an Ethnos daily report.
Unfortunate Mr. Michalis, as his name was, froze...
Europe
BBC Documentary Shot in Greece
BBC Channel Members arrived at the island of Crete, in Chania and started shooting scenes at places that cruise tourists visit under the guidance of producer Paddy Wivell.
The shooting of the documentary's episodes took place at Apokoronas, at the...