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  Kalami, an abandoned village made of stone buildings, open doors, and broken windows, currently home to only 8 inhabitants, has made it to the finals of the Los Angeles International Film Festival. Nikos Sarantos filmed "Kalami, The Face of Abandonment" using...

Hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus took part in the Santa Run in Chania on Tuesday, in an event postponed from Saturday, due to adverse weather condition in Crete. The Santa Run Chania, is a festive, charitable organization that...

Kalitsounia is an amazing cheese-filled sweet pastry traditionally made on the Greek island of Crete. Here's our authentic recipe: For the filling: • SWEET MIZITHRA OR ANTHOTIROS 3oz, 900gr • 3 EGGS • ¼ tsp VANILA • SUGAR 7oz, 200gr • ½ tsp CINNAMON MIX FOR...

  The successful Santa Run in Chania that was due to be held on Saturday was postponed  till Tuesday due to adverse weather condition in Crete. The Santa Run Chania is a festive, charitable organization that raises money for ill children....

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale hit the sea area south of Crete on Wednesday morning. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake struck at a depth of 20 km about 64 km southwest of the town...

  The Greek island of Crete has undergone recurrent conquests and occupations over the centuries. Other than the best-known civilizations ruling the island, such as Venetians and Ottomans, from 820 until 961, at one point Crete was also an emirate....

  On December 15, the Greek Orthodox faith celebrates Agios Eleutherios, and it is also the only day of the year when people can visit the Fortress of Intzedin, in Crete and its church; a small chapel that was built in honour...

  The capital of Crete, Herakleion, has recently surprised the travel community by being announced as Europe’s fastest growing tourism destination for 2017. According to Euromonitor, Herakleion is now top of the list of European city-break destinations, showing an 11.2%...

The Greek Coast Guard released a video of the operation of the coast guard intercepting a vessel south of Crete, suspected of transporting drugs. A coast guard speed boat can be seen approaching the vessel "Andreas", and the officers can be...

A Tanzania-flagged vessel that was intercepted by the Coast Guard south of the island of Crete, was loaded with approximately 7 tons of processed cannabis. If the amount of cannabis is confirmed then it would be one of the largest...