Work has started on laying the underwater cable to provide electricity to the island of Spinalonga. Officials, including the mayor of Agios Nikolaos, Mr. Antonis Zervos, met in Athens to discuss the progress of the project. The floating crane is ready to transport materials to the project site in the Gulf of Elounda. The cable […]
First Snow on the Psiloritis Mountains, Crete
Last night, when other parts of Crete experienced heavy rains and thunderstorms, the peaks of the Psiloritis Mountains embraced the first snowfall.
Breaking News: Higher Prices for Cretan Cheese
Increasing production expenses and a lack of raw materials are leading to higher prices for Cretan cheese.
Archaeology: Massive Stone Hand Axe Found in Al-‘Ula
This 51.3cm long fine-grained basalt tool is likely over 200,000 years old, making it possibly the world’s largest ‘hand axe’ from the Lower-Middle Palaeolithic period.
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