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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...