Greece has transferred a Patriot air-defense battery from Karpathos to Crete to strengthen defenses around the strategically important Souda Bay area, as Athens reassesses its air-defense posture amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.
The battery’s personnel and equipment were...
The Curetes were purportedly the first inhabitants of the Greek island of Crete. They were mythical creatures, specifically legendary benign deities who lived prior to the Minoan Civilization.
There are several myths and versions thereof about the Curetes (spelled kou-re-tes),...
A traditional wedding on Crete is about far more than the bride and groom, bringing together family, friends, and generations of guests in a celebration that reflects the enduring traditions of Greece's largest island. In Anogeia, a mountain town...
The Greek government is considering transferring a Patriot air-defense battery from Karpathos to Souda Bay on Crete, according to Greek media reports, as Athens reassesses its military posture following heightened tensions in the Middle East.
The reported plan remains under...
An unusual incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, August 16, at Heraklion's "Nikos Kazantzakis" Airport on Crete, when a vulture perched on the tail fin of a Ryanair aircraft that was preparing for departure.
The large bird of prey...
An incredible scene was captured during a traditional summer festival (panigyri) near Mylopotamos, Crete on August 15th.
A video shared on social media by Cretan musician Petros Maroulis shows partygoers carrying an elderly woman on a sunbed so she wouldn’t...
Mount Ida, known to locals as Psiloritis, is Crete's highest peak and holds a central place in Greek mythology, as it is the location where, according to legend, the Titaness Rhea hid her infant son Zeus from his father...
