Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

  • Crete
  • Greece
  • Food
  • Eastern Europe
  • Real Estate
  • World
  • Travel Technology

Crete

HRADF Receives Offers for Gournes Military Base on Crete

Argophilia Travel News

HRADF has announced receiving offers for the Gournes Military Base formerly operated by the United States outside Heraklion.

4 years ago

Chania’s Municipal Market Set To Close for Two Years

Aleksandr Shatskih

The Municipal Market of Chania, in operations since 1913, will be “restored” over the next two years. Local merchants register concern.

4 years ago

Amari’s “Wild Nature” Leads Volunteer Eco-tourism Initiative

Phil Butler

A new initiative by Wild Nature in collaboration with locals promises to regenerate interest in eco-tourism on Crete.

4 years ago

Agia Roumeli Honors Mauthausen Concentration Camp Martyrs

Argophilia Travel News

Crete officials pay tribute to the family of Cretans captured in World War 2 by the Nazis and sent to Mauthausen Concentration Camp.

4 years ago

Argophilia Exclusive: When Art Meets Marine Life in Chania This October

Mihaela Lica Butler

“When art meets marine life” is the name of an exhibition featuring the works of fisherman Nikos Mplazakis. The event takes place in Chania’s old Turkish hammam on Katre street, which was recently converted into a culture and exhibition center. Argophilia has exclusive information in English about the creator and what inspired his work. “When […]

4 years ago

Crete Is For Those Who Truly Seek An Experience Like No Other

Phil Butler

Crete Island has experiences to remember on so many levels. Unbelievably, there very few who dream of Keftiu days and nights.

4 years ago

Take a Social Media Lesson from Crete’s Crumb Healthy Living

Phil Butler

A lesson from Crumb Healthy Living on Crete in the lost public relations art of reciprocity. Marketing has led us astray, here’s how.

4 years ago

Crete Aftershocks Continue In the Wake of 6+ Magnitude Events

Phil Butler

More aftershocks hit offshore of Crete in the wake of two magnitude 6.0 plus seismic events that struck the island in the past weeks.

4 years ago

Tour of Crete Cycling Challenge 2021 Runs October 17 – 22

Phil Butler

October 17th through the 22nd, the Tour of Crete Cycling Challenge 2021 will navigate East Crete along sea and mountain routes. 

4 years ago

New Data Shows Crete’s Humanoid Footprints Over 6 Million Years Old

Phil Butler

Paleontologists find new dates for humanoid footprints on Crete at least 6 million years old, 350,000 years older than previously stated.

4 years ago

A New Look At the Shimmering Mirage of Crete Island

Phil Butler

Crete is everlasting, unmovable, etched in time like the stars. And Crete is a misty mirage, dynamic as the seas that surround her.

4 years ago

Powerful 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Palekastro in Crete

Phil Butler

A 6.4 magnitude quake strikes Crete island at 12:24 PM local time just outside the ancient town of Palekastro, in the far-east of the island.

4 years ago

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • …
  • 147
  • Next Page »

Maria Papadaki ad banner

Featured Stories

Gorge of Patsos Crete hiking season

Crete’s Hiking Season Gets Longer

Crete winter market

Crete’s Hidden Winter Market Boom

wine tasting

Cretan Wineries Gear Up for Gastronomy Tourism

Crete Olive oil organic

Crete’s Olive Oil Season Begins With a Question Nobody Wants to Answer: How Low Can It Go?

Cretan home in the Crete Five Tourism Zones

Crete Divided Into Five Tourism Zones

How Public Relations in Hospitality Adapts to AI Technology banner

Your go-to guide for foraging cretan horta

Stories of Interest

catamarans

The Catamaran Removal from Heraklion’s Venetian Harbour Is Called “Incomprehensible and Dangerous.”

2025-11-20 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Heraklion forces tourist catamarans into an unsafe, foul-smelling industrial port while raising fees by 300%

Geminids Over Crete AI illustration

The Geminids Over Crete

2025-11-20 By Manuel Santos

Crete offers some of Europe’s clearest skies for the Geminid meteor shower.

Mig oleander

Poison Hiding in Crete’s Most Photographed Flower

2025-11-20 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Oleander grows everywhere in Crete, but it is highly poisonous to people and pets.

Crete mushrooms

Do We Have Mushrooms in Crete?

2025-11-20 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Crete offers rich mushroom habitats across its forests and mountains. Learn where to find them, when to forage, which species are safe, and how to explore responsibly.

Road Upgrades Malevizi signatures

Why Rural Crete Just Became Easier to Explore

2025-11-20 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Malevizi signs a 1.6M-euro road improvement project, upgrading rural access and boosting safety for visitors exploring Crete’s mountain villages.

More Crete travel news

  • Authors
  • Contributors
  • Submit Press Release
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

COPYRIGHT © 2025 · ARGOPHILIA TRAVEL NEWS