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New Park Dedicated to Yuri Gagarin Opens in Heraklion, Crete
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By Phil Butler
Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura joined four famous Russian cosmonauts and Crete officials as she dedicated the new Yuri Gagarin Park in Heraklion on Sunday. This year marks the 85th anniversary of Gagarin’s birth.
The minister was joined...
Greece
Crete: Four Missing in Heraklion After Flood Waters Sweep Away Their Vehicle
A search operation is underway in the area of Mires, Heraklion on the island of Crete, four people who were passengers in a car were swept away by flood waters at the passage of Geropotamos.
According to police in the car...
Greece
Cretan Zeus Park: the Total Cretan Experience (video)
Mount Ida (Psiloritis).
Vorizia is a small village in the prefecture of Heraklion, Crete, lying under the impressive Mount Ida (also known as Psiloritis), the highest peak on the island.
It is right here where Cretan Zeus, the largest park on...