Oceania Cruises’ new luxury ship MS Allura, with capacity for 1,200 passengers, docked in Heraklion for the first time on…

A 2025 survey shows 6 in 10 foreign visitors come to Western Crete for the first time. Despite higher spending…

From August 30 to September 10, 2025, Heraklion hosts the 2nd Candia Walls Festival with over 40 cultural events.

Olive growers in Heraklion face major losses in 2025 as the olive fly and drought wreak havoc.

Crete’s Heraklion Airport sees record-breaking passenger traffic. With 6+ million arrivals, Germans and Brits lead the pack, while hotel staff…

Heraklion launched a massive cleanup after heaps of trash triggered a prosecutor’s probe into public health risks.

Heraklion residents complain of unbearable sewage-like odors. Officials say storm drains, stagnant wastewater, and trash buildup are to blame.

Crete is a paradise of herbs — thyme, oregano, sage, dittany. Each carries fragrance, myth, and tradition.

A winter drive in Crete led to a kafeneio with no food — until the owner cooked her own pork…

Malaka is Greece’s most versatile word. Both insult and endearment, it colors every conversation.