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Crime
British Tourist Killed In Cretan Brawl
Just as Greece was celebrating what looks like a record tourist season, a 20-year-old British citizen died early on July 23 from apparent stab wounds suffered in a wild melee in the summer resort town of Malia in Iraklio,...
Greece
Chania's Beach Loses 20 Acres A Year
Twenty acres of beach are being lost each year in Chania on Crete, according to TUC Professor Costas Synolakis who presented the course of the study so far over the causes of the coastal erosion in the northern part...
Greece
Greeks Aren't Going to Crete
With Greece expecting a record tourist season with 17 million visitors, there's a big drop in Greeks visiting destinations in their own country with Crete, one of the favorite draws, seeing a large fall in domestic tourism.
Crete used to...
Greece
Green Tourism Stone Homes in Crete
Discover an alternative way of holiday-making with respect towards the environment where Green Tourism becomes a reality and ideology.
Aspros Potamos is located in southeast Crete, a thousand meters above sea level and the coastal village Makrys Gialos. The area...
Archaeology
Greece’s Long Tradition in Wines
Wine history in Greece dates back to the ancient times, though it is not difficult to find winemakers that keep the ancient traditions of Greek winemaking alive until nowadays.
In ancient Greece, wine had its own god, Dionysus. He was...
Europe
Telegraph Praises Crete’s Eternal Lure
The British newspaper The Telegraph has cited 10 Greek islands as perfect vacation spots, including Crete, which it ranks among the top 100 spots in the world as a destination for visitors. Athens, not known for its charm or...
Greece
Two More Earthquakes in Crete
Two more earthquakes occurred during the night in southwest Crete a few minutes apart.
According to flashnews.gr, the first earthquake, a 3.9 on the Richter scale, was recorded at 2:39 Its epicenter was in the sea area located 57 km...
Celebrities
Ronaldo and Shayk Holiday in Crete
Greece has become a pole of attraction for many celebrities. After Monica Bellucci and Madonna, the famous football player Christiano Ronaldo and supermodel Irina Shayk have been enjoying Greece’s beauties the last few days.
The couple arrived on July 9...
Canada
Greek Produces Eros Ice Apple Wine in Canada
Manolis Maniadakis from the island of Crete in Greece, who lives in Quebec, decided some years ago to invest in organic cultivation of apples.
Since 2002, Maniadakis apples are officially stamped by the Agricultural Service of Quebec, which shows that...
Europe
Elafonisi Among BBC’s Top Secret Beaches
A Greek beach has been singled out by the BBC among the five best “secret” beaches of Europe.
This is the Elafonisi Βeach in Crete, which is an exotic place of rare natural beauty and of great ecological importance. “Wade...