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Blood of God: The Legacy of the Golden Cretan Son

Phil Butler

A man in Crete has a dream, to revive an ancient culture of excellence and grow a new extra virgin olive oil legacy.

5 years ago

Crete’s Natural Treasures: The Poetic Awe of Oreino Gorge

Phil Butler

The hidden “Butterfly Gorge” is an Eden-like canyon leaeding from the tiny mountain village of Oreino to the Libyan Sea.

5 years ago

Heraklion, Crete Named EU’s Most Resilient City for Travel

Argophilia Travel News

A report from ECM-ForwardKeys names Crete’s capital of Heraklion as the EU’s most resilient major city in terms of tickets issued for travel.

5 years ago

Crete: An Agricultural Half-Step From a Return to Greatness

Phil Butler

Crete olive producers stand at the threshold of a new era of prosperity, if they could only grasp it.

5 years ago

Does the Quest to Find Eden Begin and End on Crete?

Phil Butler

Crete has a deep and mysterious history that may never be unravelled. That is, unless we pursue from varied angles.

5 years ago

Crete’s Malia Minoan Palace Flooded by Recent Torrential Rains

Argophilia Travel News

The recent torrential rains that damaged much of Crete flooded the ancient workshops excavated at the Minoan Palace at Malia.

5 years ago

Some More of Crete’s Best Kept Secrets Via Instagram

Phil Butler

A glimpse via Instagram, of places you probably never realized existed here on Greece’s biggest island. Crete is simply incredible.

5 years ago

Crete Island Digs Out In the Aftermath of Torrential Rains

Phil Butler

As Crete locals begin to dig out from under the mud and silt washed seaward by torrential rains, the extent of the destruction becomes more clear.

5 years ago

Torrential Rains Cause Severe Flooding Across Much of Crete

Aleksandr Shatskih

Heavy flooding due to torrential rains have damaged roads, flooded hundreds of homes, and swept cars into the sea on Crete Island.

5 years ago

Post-Pandemic Travel Dreams: Crete’s Amazing Richtis Gorge

Argophilia Travel News

Crete’s Amazing Richtis Gorge is a picture perfect post-pandemic dream hiking excursion on amazing Crete Island.

5 years ago

Fall Arrives in Greece Via Heavy Crete Thunderstorms

Argophilia Travel News

Last night Heraklion, Crete people were drenched in torrential rain and startled by severe thunderstorms that heralded the beginning of th rainy season.

5 years ago

A Workable Vision of Minoan Greatness Reborn on Crete Island

Phil Butler

I woke this morning with the afterglow of an unknown face burned into my cerebral cortex. Stirred from a lucid dream by the rare sound of barking by my Cretan Hound Mojito, I tried hard to recall the vivid imagery of dreamy fantasy. In the dream, a man dressed scantily in typical Minoan fashion stood […]

5 years ago

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Easter tourism in Crete slowed as geopolitical tensions and new EU biometric border rules led to a spike in safety concerns and travel delays.

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Nikos Kokolakis slams Cretan hoteliers over unpaid bonuses and digital work card tampering as the 2026 season begins.

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Residents in Koumbes, Rethymno, are calling for urgent repairs to dangerous beach access points before the 2026 summer season begins.

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Indecent Exposure Leads to Passenger Arrest in Heraklion

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A 34-year-old traveler on a flight from Brussels to Crete was arrested for indecent exposure. Read more about the unusual misunderstanding.

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Heraklion’s Three-Million-Euro Garden

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Heraklion begins a major €2.9 million urban landscaping project, with 11,000 new plants that will change the waterfront.

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