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The snow covering the mountains on the Greek island of Crete has created its own unique palette of color, taking on pink and orange hues during the last several days due to southerly winds coming from Africa. The strong winds which blew...

Dust and from Africa covered the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete on Friday as southerly winds transported enormous quantities of dust and extremely fine sand across the Mediterranean from the Sahara Desert. A dusky yellowish hue was seen in...

Residents of Chania, Crete's second largest city, received the ultimate musical surprise as dozens of singers dressed in black performed a famous Greek song on Saturday in flashmob style. The musical roadshow was to mark the sixth anniversary of the...

About 20 sheep were taking cover from the downpour in Omalos, Crete on Saturday, when they were killed by a lightning strike. According to the Meteo Weather Service of the National Observatory of Athens, more than 5,700 lightning strikes were recorded...

The Hellenic Coast Guard, in cooperation with FRONTEX, the E.U. border and Coast Guard force, released a video on Wednesday of the moment their men jumped onto a Syrian-flagged vessel. As a result of the ship's seizure, which took place...

A new social-commentary video has gone viral in Greece this Christmas season. The startling video, a creation of filmmakers Panagiotis Papoutsakis and Thodoris Papadoulakis, shows how inhospitable Greek cities are to people with special needs. And it also shows, more...

A new "smart" hotel room “perceives the guest’s needs and desires, and modifies its elements accordingly,” says Sofia Mavroudi, a member of the Omada Meletis designer group. Mavroudi spoke about the groundbreaking new design in an interview with the Athens-Macedonia News...

Reaching the peak of Mount Psiloritis, the highest mountain in Crete, may not be an easy task but it is highly rewarding to those who brave the climb. At 2,456 m (8,057 feet) the little Chapel of the Holy Cross...

A 500-ml (one-half a quart) bottle  of Cretan extra virgin olive oil was sold recently for the extraordinary sum of €510 ($580), a price equivalent to €1,020 ($1,160) per liter. The pricey product was made from the ancient olive trees of the...

Today in Crete, the largest anti-terror exercise of its kind to ever take place in Greece is underway at the ports of Souda and Iraklio. The exercise, code-named “Jackal Stone,” started today and is expected to last through December 7....