A free Sea Turtle Festival at Stavros Beach on August 16 features environmental activities, children’s art, and stargazing under the Cretan sky.

Heraklion’s ancient Venetian Walls are preparing to set the stage for one of the island’s most distinctive late-summer events. The 3rd Festival of the Walls runs from August 31 through September 10, featuring over 35 individual events encompassing music, film, theater, dance, and outdoor visual arts across the city’s historical ramparts. This year’s edition marks […]

A single cicada sings at up to 100 decibels. A close-range chorus peaks at 120—comparable to a chainsaw, a rock concert, a low-flying jet.

ANIMA rescues over 20 exhausted young Griffon Vultures from Crete, providing fluid therapy and surgery to save the island’s vulnerable raptor population.

Heraklion is preparing a refreshed Christmas display with a new central tree, redesigned festive lighting, and the relocation of the traditional Christmas village to Georgiadis Park.

For the first time in centuries, all four Venetian gates of Heraklion are permanently open, connecting the city’s historic fortifications with modern cultural spaces and pedestrian routes.

Crete’s July Buck Moon reaches peak fullness Thursday at 3:30 AM, bringing ancient folklore, Selene’s cheeky Greek myths, and low-horizon views.

A Sunday morning beer-bottle siege in Malia escalated into an international incident involving the Embassy in Bucharest, Interpol, and a 17-year-old with a hatchet.

Decades-old vendors opt out of returning to the renovated Chania Municipal Market as new municipal rent prices spark outrage across Crete.

The Heraklion Hoteliers Association is strengthening partnerships with Lasithi farmers to bring more authentic Cretan products into hotels and support sustainable local tourism.

Heraklion has reopened all four historic Venetian city gates, allowing residents and visitors to experience the fortifications together for the first time in centuries.