Crete is calling for a review of the weather criteria used to close Samaria Gorge, seeking a better balance between visitor safety and access.

Viannos Municipality and Cretaweather.gr have installed a new weather station with camera in Sykologos, expanding the monitoring network across 10 sites.

Water quality tests at 61 coastal locations confirm that Chania’s beaches remain excellent for swimming. Find out which areas are restricted and why.

A 45-year-old swimmer was safely rescued after getting into difficulty off Koum Kapi Beach in Chania. The man was brought ashore unharmed and declined hospital treatment.

A 20-year-old Italian tourist missing since Wednesday at Malia beach in Crete was found dead Friday morning after heavy seas swept him away.

Major international media outlets are covering the tragic wildfire in Rethymno that claimed the lives of two brave firefighters on Wednesday.

A 22-year-old traveler arriving in Crete expresses complete shock after customs officers discover a full-scale farm inside her checked baggage.

Active Citizens of Platanias condemn municipal indifference as Kolymbari Beach in Crete is left littered with plastic waste and abandoned fishing gear.

Minoa Pediadas Mayor Vasilis Kegkeroglou, accompanied by Deputy Mayors Manolis Zampoulakis and Giannis Symianakis alongside municipal technical officers, completed an inspection of a newly operational beach accessibility ramp in the coastal town of Tsoutsouras. Located on the eastern stretch of Tsoutsouras beach in the Pourgonero district, the new infrastructure allows individuals with mobility challenges and […]

Speaking to Cretalive, Manos Koxarakis, director and instructor at the Okeanis Lifeguard School, said the current legal lifeguard period—from June 1 to September 30—no longer reflects the realities of tourism in Crete, where visitors begin arriving well before June and continue well into autumn. Although Greece’s legal framework (Presidential Decree 71/2020) requires lifeguard coverage on […]

Heraklion Municipality opens modern fitness facilities at Pagkritio Stadium and Pateles for €30/month with full disability access.

After a summer marked by a series of drowning incidents across Greece, a free public event in Rethymno aims to give residents and visitors the knowledge that could save lives. To mark World Drowning Prevention Day on Saturday, July 25, the volunteer organization Save Our Planet International (SOPI) and the Hellenic Red Cross Samaritans, Rescuers […]

Police believe the seizure of 19 kilograms of cannabis at Heraklion Airport may expose a wider international trafficking network, with investigators examining a suspect’s phone.

Authorities have temporarily banned swimming in a section of Ammoudara Beach near Heraklion after a sewage leak. Here’s which area is affected.

Licensed tourist guides in Crete warn that illegal tours are growing, threatening visitor safety, historical accuracy, and the island’s tourism reputation.

Malevizi has secured €2 million to improve rural roads, benefiting farmers while making Crete’s inland villages more accessible to visitors.

An 8-year-old German boy was safely rescued after drifting offshore on an inflatable ring at Ligres Beach in southern Crete.

The Ministry of Agriculture is launching a pilot program to pay fishermen for catching the invasive pufferfish. The catch? You can’t eat it, sell it, or keep it. You hand it over, get paid, and the government burns it.

Crete’s firefighters urge visitors to avoid afternoon hikes in gorges as extreme heat drives a rise in rescue operations.