Heraklion

The ports around Greece are attracting  more and more tourists as Greece ranked third among the cruise destinations in Europe after Spain and Italy. The Greek ports and mainly Piraeus attract more and more visitors after the lifting of...

Greeks are increasingly turning toward using the Internet to buy travel tickets instead of going to agencies, according to the international online travel agency travelplanet24. Some 57 percent of the people who participated in the survey stated that they make...

A 17-year-old British who lives permanently in Heraklion, Crete, after a coordinated operation of the prosecution authorities, was arrested for trafficking hallucinogenic mushrooms. Policemen of the Drug Squad of Heraklion were informed of the young man's illegal actions and put...

World Tourism Day takes place annually on 27 September and this year is to be celebrated in Crete’s capital, Heraklion with a series of events from 27-29 September, including free entrance to archaeological sites such as the world famous,...

With tax inspectors and investigators from the Greek financial crimes squad SDOE stepping up checks of businesses that don't issue receipts or pay taxes, a crowd of some 200 people at a religious celebration in the village of Archanes...

Olympic Air will connect Athens with Thessaloniki and Heraklion only until 13 October, 2013, as the Greek regional airline, formed from the privatization of the former national carrier Olympic Airlines will soon announce the suspension of these flights. In parallel,...

The rise in arrivals at Greece's main airports was 14.6 percent in June 2013 compared to June 2012. In numbers, this can be translated to 1.96 million passengers in June 2013, from 1.71 million in June 2012. According to data...

The first light of June 21 revealed a Kalashnikov attack against a fur trade shop in the region of Analispsi, Hersonissos in Heraklion. The incident confirms the “war” which started many years ago against fur trade businesses of the...

Vacancies in elementary schools on the island of Crete have been recorded in a letter sent by the Higher Regional Primary Education Service Council (APYSPE) of Crete to the Ministry of Education. The official vacancies, as recorded by the Directorates...

Dutch hotel employee in Hersonissos, Crete, Cirino Schrijver, who was accused of the violent attack on the 12-year-old Russian boy Nikita, was arrested and transferred to a special detention facility where he will receive psychiatric treatment until his trial. The...