Rethymno

On June 19, at 13.35 a fire broke out in a greenhouse at Makrimaliana, near the beach of Kokkinos Pyrgos in the Mesara Plain, an illuvial plain in southern Crete. Winds of Beaufort force 6 were blowing in the...

Greek professors abroad are participating in an Intercultural and Migration Studies Center training seminar in Rethymo, Crete that is running from Jan. 7-18 under the title Greek Intercultural Primary and Secondary Education Abroad. During their visit in Crete, the professors...

According to President of the Pancretan Society of Melbourne, Mr Antonis Tsourdalakis’ statements to Rethymno Mayor Giorgis Marinakis, Greek-Australians really love and value Rethymno of Crete. Cretan-born Mr Tsourdalakis was found on his island over the past few days and...

In October 2012, Rethymno will be hosted by Strasbourg as part of a promotional campaign to declare it as a city of culture, spirit, tourism, tradition and Cretan nutrition. This beautiful French city is one of the European Parliament's headquarters...

Lack of funding puts a halter on yet again something beautiful. A sporting event long-expected in Crete will eventually not take place because crisis-hit Greece won’t and can’t afford it. The organization was suspended until further notice. The saddest...

Despite political upheaval, despite financial crisis and the EU's austerity measures imposed on Greece, citizens of Europe show their solidarity to Greece in many ways. The initiative is Belgian this time. More specifically, the Belgian Broadcasting Corporation of the French-speaking regions (RTBF)...

While the local community of Rethymno, Crete, is still trying to recover from the shocking details of the pedophile teacher and coach Nikos Siragakis, a new case of child molestation has come to light. A 50-year-old owner of a fitness club,...

Nikos Siragakis’ wife was eventually forced to leave her house and life in Rethymno, Crete, with her two boys after her husband was arrested for molesting some 80 boys. In order to protect her young children from the libel and...

A 47-year-old school teacher was arrested Friday in Rethzmno, Crete, for allegedly having sexually molested 25 young boys aged between 13 and 14. The police traced the teacher after receiving information about his illicit transgressions and following him for several...