Phil Butler
Greek News
Crete Research Team Proves Out Remote Dyslexia Testing
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RADAR, the groundbreaking dyslexia screening system development from Crete, has managed to make positive moves in spite of the pandemic.
By Phil Butler
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted nearly every facet of our lives. All assets and innovation have been focused...
Economy
Houston-Based Hines Acquires Six Hotels on Crete
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Houston-based Hines Real Estate Investments acquired Out of The Blue Capsis Elite Resort and five other Crete Island hotels
Ancient Greece
The Nautical Culture of Prehistoric Aegean Exhibition Opens in Crete
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An exhibition of the nautical culture of the Aegean in prehistoric times opened at Koules Fortress on the harbor of Heraklion, Crete.
Animals
New Greek Pet Law Meets Toughest Opposition Yet
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Pet owners and hunters from all over Crete gathered to wage a protest against the controversial pet law proposed by the Greek government.
Greek News
Working from Paradise: Crete Launches Campaign to Entice Digital Nomads
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Some weeks ago, the Region of Crete launched the first website in Greece to attract and help digital nomads to live and work from paradise
Animals
New Pet Law Has Greek Dog Owners Ready for Combat
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If a new law being drafted in Athens is passed, owners of a legendary breed of Greek hunting dog may be forced to retreat into the wilderness.
Health
Opinion: Greece Has a Health — Not a Tourism — Emergency
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Greece has an emergency! This pandemic is a gnawing catastrophe, unlike anything the people here have seen in decades.
Archaeology
“Islands of the Winds” Exhibition Opens New Archaeological Museum of Mesara
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By Phil Butler, Editor of Argophilia Travel News
Regional Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis unveiled the remarkable “Islands of the Winds” exhibition to mark the opening of the new Archaeological Museum of Mesara this past weekend in Crete’s Mesara Valley.
Local officials, members...
Greece
The Island of Santorini Now in Urgent Need of Sustainable Tourism
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“Bringing companies, consumers, and communities together is our best chance to protect destinations and ecosystems for future generations." - Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
By Phil Butler
Early in 2019, the European Parliament’s Transport Committee blasted Greek authorities for allowing tourism...
Greece
RADAR Dyslexia Initiative to Screen School Children on Crete
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By Phil Butler
The innovative education software platform RADAR just announced its latest initiative, called “Defeat Dyslexia,” in cooperation with the Hellenic Mediterranean University and the Region of Crete. The initiative is a major epidemiological study of reading abnormalities aimed at...