Gunfire has been part of Cretan celebration for as long as the island has had guns to shoot.

The Samaria Gorge will remain closed on Tuesday due to storm warnings from the Hellenic Meteorological Service.

TUI CEO Sebastian Ebel visited Rethymno for the SOCCA football events, praising Crete’s quality, calling for season extension and sustainable growth, and declaring that “tourism brings peace.”

After a ministerial decision approved radar works on Papoura Hill, Crete’s mayors and MPs accused the government of betraying agreements to protect the Minoan site.