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2022 IHF Beach Handball Championship Quests Continue on Crete

2022-06-24 by Phil Butler

IHF handball

The climb to the winner’s circle of the 2022 IHF Beach Handball Championships continues. Day 4 promises to be the most exciting yet.

Tags: Christine Mansour, Crete events, Crete sport, Crete sports, Greece Handball, Greece2022, Heraklion, IHF 2022, IHF Beach Handball World Championships, IHF Champions, IHF Crete, IHF Women's Youth Beach Handball, Team USA

Gems of Crete: Gavalohori Village at Apokoronas

2022-06-09 by Phil Butler

Danny Touw

Gavalohori (Γαβαλοχώρι) is an idyllic traditional village on Cape Drapan in the Vamos municipality of the Apokoronas region of Crete. 

Tags: Arismari, Artful Retreats, Bleverde, Cape Drapano, Chania, Chania Prefcture, Crete artists, Crete destinations, Crete towns, Crete villages, Danny Touw, Gavalianos Kafenos, Gavalohori, Gavalohori Village, Kalyves, kamarospito, kefenos, Konstantinos Liodakis, plane trees, traditional Crete, traditional village

And You’re not Vacationing on Crete, Because?

2022-06-06 by Phil Butler

Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort

Here are the only 8 reasons we figure you’re not already on vacation on Crete Island, Greece’s biggest touristic paradise.

Tags: Chania, crete, Filoxenia, Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort, instagram, Richtis Gorge

For Crete Visitors: The New Archaeological Museum of Chania Beckons

2022-05-26 by Phil Butler

Chania Musuem

The Archaeological Museum of Chania in Crete reopened its doors at its new premises in Halepa, a state-of-the-art edifice of 6,000 sqm.

Tags: Archaeological Museum of Chania, archaeology, Chania attractions, Chania museums, Crete archaeology, Crete attractions, Crete museums, Lina Mendoni, Minoan antiquity, Stavros Arnaoutakis

How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Is Affecting Tourism on Crete

2022-05-25 by Phil Butler

Mike Parrish

How dramatically will the Russia/Ukraine conflict impact tourism on Crete? For starters, losing almost half a million visitors is not good.

Tags: booking channels, Crete bookings, Crete destinations, Crete hotels, Greece tourism, GTP, Iberian Airlines, Russia outbound tourism, Russia travelers, Russian tourists, tourism revenue, Ukraine tourists

Crete’s 2022 Summer: Already Burning With Fun

2022-05-25 by Phil Butler

Road to Sitia

Crete is already buzzing with travelers intent on experiencing a summer to remember. Here are a few of them at “bucket list” Crete places.

Tags: Agia Pelagia, Agia Pelagia Beach, Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, crete, Crete 2022, Crete attractions, Falasarna, Gulf of Mesara, Heraklion, instagram, Itanos, matala, Mesara Gulf, Red Beach, Samaria Gorge

InterContinental Resort Crete to Open in 2023 

2022-05-20 by Phil Butler

IHG Crete

IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury & lifestyle offerings expand in Europe with the opening of the idyllic InterContinental Resort Crete in 2023.

Tags: Crete Island, Henderson Park, Hines, IGH, IHG Resorts and Hotels, InterContinental Resort

A 5.7 Magnitude Quake Rattles Crete Island

2021-12-29 by Phil Butler

The most recent Crete quake

Crete island was rocked this morning by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake offshore of the seaside village of Lentas, in the south.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, crete, Crete disasters, Crete earthquake, Crete faults, Crete Island, Greece earthquake, Heraklion earthquakes, USGS

The Connectedness of Beauty: A Secret of Crete Few People Know

2021-12-19 by Phil Butler

Erini Tornesaki and Aggelos Kipreos

They say “It’s a small world,” but on Crete Island the cliche takes on new meaning for those who love this island.

Tags: crete, Crete attractions, Crete legends, Crete people, Eleni Tornesaki, Erini Tornesaki, Evgeny Marushkin, Maria Zhakarova, Michalis Skoulas

REDS Wins Bid for Former U.S. Military Base on Crete

2021-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Gouves base

Greek developer REDS submitted the highest bid for the former former U.S. military base just outside Heraklion, Crete.

Tags: CAMr.AT, Crete development, Crete property, Dimand, Gournes, Greek privatizations, Heraklion news, HRADF, REDS, REDS Real Estate Development, USAF Heraklion

Is it Safe to Travel to Crete Now?

2021-11-30 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Is it Safe to Travel to Crete Now

COVID-19 threatens your health, therefore it is not safe to travel to Crete now. Know before you must travel to Crete:

Is Crete a Good Destination for Solo Travelers?

2021-11-29 by Mihaela Lica Butler

solo traveler on a beach on Crete Island.

Crete is an ideal destination for solo travelers. It has a low criminality index and a very high safety index. Here are recommendations from our local staff.

More Reasons to Move to Incredible Crete for Good

2021-11-21 by Phil Butler

The seas of Crete

Winter’s arrived on Incredible Crete, and now the natural beauty of Greece’s biggest island glows from underneath cloudy skies.

Tags: Amari Valley, Boho Travelers, Cretan Beaches, Crete Weddings, Crete Within, Incredible Crete, Kato Zakros, Keftiu, Paxamadia Islets, Seitan Limania Beach, Skotini Gorge, Weddings on Crete, Zakros, Zakros Minoan Palace, Zhivko

On Saturday – A Lunchtime Concert at the Botanical Gardens of Crete

2021-10-27 by Phil Butler

Maria Manousaki

October 30th, the Botanical Gardens of Crete will feature a concert with Maria Manousaki with violin, and Phil Harrison on piano.

Tags: Botanical Gardens of Crete, Chania, Crete Botanical Gardens, Fourni, Maria Manousaki, Phil Harrison

Crete Earthquake Swarms Have Islanders On Edge

2021-10-21 by Phil Butler

Arkalochori Crete

Earthquake swarms on Crete have islanders fearful of a possible main event. This morning’s 4.5 magnitude event follows many in 48 hours.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, crete, Crete geology, Crete news, Evi Nomikou, geologists, Kastelli, Kastelli Airport, Minoan Pediada, Santorini, Thrapsano

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