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Ministers Strive to Make Greece First Banana Pudding Republic

2024-04-06 by Phil Butler

Banana Pudding Republic

Greece officials aren’t able to accomplish the most basic tasks like hiring museum staff in order to fully open the country’s grand museums.

A Local Guide’s Take on Esperides Resort Crete

2024-03-31 by Phil Butler

Esperides Resort Crete

Esperides Resort Crete is a nice hotel, but not a five-star resort or the experience marketing has established.

Crete Sports News in Short: March 2024

2024-03-30 by Phil Butler

Crete Marathon

Several key events in sports across Crete focused sharply on the island’s teams and athletes. The following news reflects sporting news from March 2024. The 11th High School of Heraklion’s girls volleyball team (below) placed 3rd overall in the recent Panhellenic School Volleyball Championship held in Paphos. The girls lost a heartbreaker in the semi-final, […]

Too Good to Spoil: Taverna Vira Potzi and Ierapetra

2024-03-25 by Phil Butler

Ierapetra

A recent visit to Ierapetra and a taverna called Vira Potzi on Crete’s South coast reanimates our love for Crete.

Crete Tourism for 2024 and Beyond – A Cautionary Analysis

2024-03-20 by Phil Butler

The Crete people expect

Crete’s key decisionmakers insist on staying a course of over tourism will eventually ruin the value of the island for hundreds of thousands.

Help Save a “Living Legend” of Crete

2024-03-11 by Phil Butler

The Cretan Hound

Europe’s oldest hunting breed is in danger of extinction. A donation of time, caring, or funds can prevent this tragedy.

For Sale: The Crete “Product” We Live On

2024-02-28 by Phil Butler

Heraklion hotels

Crete Island is the focus of massive hotel investment that can only do more harm than good for the people who live on the island.

Sani/Ikos Group Kissamos Resort: It May Be One Too Many

2024-02-03 by Phil Butler

Ikos Aria Resort

The new 400-room Ikos Kissamos luxury 5-star resort get approval for building in the sleepy little seaside town.

Italy’s Grimaldi Group Grabs Majority Share in Heraklion Port Authority

2024-02-03 by Phil Butler

View of Heraklion Port

Naples-based Grimaldi Group acquires a majority 67% stake in the port of Heraklion for a reported $80 million.

The OiNotika Cretan Wine Exhibition: February 10-12, 2024

2024-02-01 by Phil Butler

OiNotika Cretan Wine Exhibition in Heraklion

Coming up February 10-12, 2024, the OiNotika Cretan Wine Fair will take place at the International Exhibition Center of Crete in Gournes.

Recent Cleanup of Heraklion Venetian Harbor Offers Hope [Video]

2024-01-21 by Phil Butler

Venetian Port cleanup

Divers from MEPP and various volunteer organizations dove into Heraklion’s Venetian Port and discovered an alarming mess of sunken refuse.

Greece Reopens Massive Palace Where Alexander Became King

2024-01-08 by Phil Butler

Palace of Aigai

Last Friday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurated the opening of the recently restored Palace of Aigai.

Tags: Aigai Palace comllex, Alexander the Great, Greece archaeology, Greek kings, Macedonian king, Palace of Aigai, Phillip II, Phillip of Macedonia

An Anticipation Fix – Five Amazing Resort Developments

2024-01-03 by Phil Butler

LAS MAREAS ESTATES

A selection of some of the most interesting resort developments, and vacation experiences that are already available for your bucket list.

Tags: Camper & Nicholsons, Cleopatra Developments, costa elena, El Nido, El Nido Island Resort, Elounda Hills, Playa Viva, resort developments, SBay Sidi Heneish, Shaza Luxury Real Estate, world resorts

Should We Give Up On A Dream of Regenerative Crete?

2023-12-27 by Phil Butler

Heraklion countryside

Greek officials and energy conglomerates plan to transform Crete Island into an energy machine for Germany and other EU nations.

Tags: Attica-Crete HVDC, Blackrock, clean energy, energy, Engie, Galatas Palace, MET Austria Energy Trade GmbH, Panagiotis Magganas, Peskesi, RAE, regenerative agriculture, regenerative development, Regenerative Economics, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Terna Energy

An “A-List” of Cyprus Hotel Restaurants

2023-10-27 by Phil Butler

Epicurean Restaurant

This list of Cyprus hotel restaurants proves that great cuisine does not have to be boring, run of the mill dining.

Tags: Amathus Beach Hotel, Best Cyprus Dining, best Cyprus restaurants, Cavo Zoe, Cavo Zoe Seaside Hotel, Cipro Italian Restaurant, Cyprus hotels, Cyprus restaurants, Dolce Restaurant, Elysium Hotel, Epicurean Restaurant, Melissi Beach Hotel and Spa, Mezepolis Kebab & Tavern, Thalassa Fine Fish Restaurant

Plan to Move Palestinians to Sinai Nixed by Egyptian President

2023-10-20 by Phil Butler

The Gaza Strip in ruin

Social media users bashed Google for allegedly removing the Sinai Peninsula from maps over the Palestinian issue.

Tags: Egypt, Hamas, Israel, Israel Gaza incursion, Israel war, Israel war no Hamas, Negev Desert, Palestinian migration, Palestinian refugees, Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, travel to Egypt, travel to Israel, travel to Palestine, سيناء

Revitup.direct Cyprus Revenue Masterclass Winds Up

2023-10-19 by Phil Butler

RevitUp masterclass

RevitUp.direct recently conducted a Cyprus Revenue Masterclass, welcoming 120 hospitality professionals to Capo Bay Hotel in Cyprus.

Tags: Alexandros Damigos, Aphrodite Hills Resort, Capo Bay Hotel, Cyprus hotels, hotel management, hotel marketing technology, hotel revenue, hotel tech, hotel tools, marketing tech, revenue managemernt, RevitUP, RevitUp.direct

A List of Best Places to View Alpha Centauri

2023-10-19 by Phil Butler

An exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B

Alpha Centauri is our closest neighboring star system, four light-years from Earth. Here are six of the best places to view the system from.

Tags: 'Obz', ALMA, Alpha Centauri, Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, astronomy, binary star systems, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Elon Musk, Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory, Haleakalā National Park, Kosmos space ship, Lowell Observatory, Milky Way, NASA, Proxima Centauri, space travel, starts, triple star systems, Voyage to Alpha Centauri

Samaria Gorge Access Extended Until October 31

2023-10-16 by Phil Butler

Samaria Gorge in Samaria National Park

Samaria National Park operation is being extended until October 31, 2023, according to the General Directorate of the O.F.Y.P.E.A.

Tags: Chania Prefecture, Cree gorges, Crete hikes, Crete nature, Crete wilderness, hiking Crete, hiking Samaria Gorge, O.F.Y.P.E.A., Samaria Gorge, Samaria Gorge dates, Samaria National PArk, Samaria tickets, White Mountains National Park

The Beauty and Mystique of Koufonisi – A Best-Kept Secret of Crete

2023-10-07 by Phil Butler

Caves of Akritamos Beach

Today, we bring you a fascinating place in time in the Libyan Sea, Koufonisi, and uninhabited treasure of Crete.

Tags: Akritamos Beach, crete, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete Island, Koufonisi, Koufonisi beaches, Libyan Sea, Makrigialos, South Crete, Tyrian Purple

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