Members of Heraklion’s 1st Municipal Community toured Agia Triada, meeting residents and inspecting €7.5M redevelopment works aimed at transforming the historic neighborhood.

Cretan olive trees — ancient roots, folklore, rituals, and everyday uses that make them the island’s most enduring companions.

Flights may land on time, but good luck reaching Heraklion airport. Endless queues, double-parking, and record arrivals made the road a nightmare.

Think you’re ready for Greek ferries? Wait until you fight for a deck chair, overpriced sandwiches, and a place to nap in the corridor — survival tips inside.

Satellite images from 2022–2025 reveal a dramatic decline in Crete’s Aposelemis reservoir, raising concerns for water supply, farming, and ecosystems.

Crete’s birds suffer without specialist care. Heraklion must welcome an avian vet to protect canaries, parrots, and finches.

Cleanup crews in Chania collected five tons of waste from Theriso’s river and streets, restoring shine to the historic village.

Citizens, officials, and local groups in Heraklion demand that Papoura Hill be declared a monument and that radar plans be moved elsewhere.

Cretan hoteliers met Governor Arnaoutakis to praise tourism, submit demands on roads, airports, VOAK, ports, and water shortages.

The Venetian Mocenigo Bastion in Chania will get €1.4M for restoration and sea-defense works, preventing further erosion and collapse.

Greece’s tourism industry enters 2026 with talk of new flights, luxury hotels, and strategic alliances.

Mayor Zacharias Doxastakis met British Consul Alexandra Gregory to discuss tourism ties, safety for UK visitors, and sustainability.

Hersonissos Mayor Zacharias Doxastakis urged reforms to the legal framework for municipal beach management.

The Region of Crete approved the Triopetra Project, a massive luxury development of villas, spa, and country club in one of Rethymno’s most pristine coastal areas.