Sitia Beach installs a new Seatrac system, providing barrier-free sea access for people with disabilities in Eastern Crete.

Crete has around 23,000 registered unemployed, yet tourism and hospitality businesses continue to report major staff shortages.

Elafonisi and Balos rank #2 and #3 among the world’s best beaches. Tripadvisor sees paradise. August visitors may see parking warfare.

A major wildfire broke out on Friday evening, August 14, in Sellia, Rethymno, rapidly spreading toward Plakias as strong winds of 6 to 7 Beaufort pushed the flames across the landscape.

Gale-force winds up to 8 Beaufort are forecast for Crete on Friday, August 14, with localized gusts up to 9 Beaufort in the northern Cyclades.

Video shows Rethymno lifeguards saving 10 bathers in 45 minutes after swimmers ignored red flags and heavy swell warnings.

Three lifeguards braved heavy swells to rescue a woman dragged away by strong currents in Kavros, Chania

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.