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Explore West Crete With Fit in Crete August 8 – 15th

Argophilia Travel News

Coming up from the great adventurers at Fit in Crete, August 8th through 15th watersports and exploration are in order.

5 years ago

“Chania: Always Pure” Video Campaign Targets European Tourists

Aleksandr Shatskih

A new video promotion by the Chania Chamber of Commerce aims to attract more travelers to Crete’s most photographed port town, and the island’s far-west wonders.

5 years ago

Kayak Crete’s West Coast With Fit in Crete August 6th

Argophilia Travel News

Coming up August 6th, adventurers who want to explore the west of Crete island by sea-kayak can have the experience of a lifetime.

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 2, 2020

Phil Butler

A few Crete experiences from locals for the first week of August, 2020. Crete without a million tourists is an even more beautiful paradise.

5 years ago

Hello August Alert: Crete Island Is Officially Hot As Hell!

Phil Butler

Just in from the seaside villages of Ierapetra, Sitia, Elounda, in the east, and Platanias or Falasarna in the far-west of Crete. A tourism advisory warns that Cretans have taken over paradise in the absence of millions of tourists. This Hello August travel advisory is brought to you by Argophilia Travel, a not for profit […]

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of July 26, 2020

Phil Butler

Happenenings on the island of Crete for the weekending July 26, 2020. Stories of the Cretan people and their leisure activities in paradise.

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of July 19th, 2020

Phil Butler

Cretans doing their things the weekend of July 19th. The locals take time off to enjoy their paradise.

5 years ago

German Tourists Slapped With Fines at Heraklion Airport Over PLF Form

Argophilia Travel News

Last week, German tourists visiting Crete were slapped with stiff €500 euro fines for failing to fill out the “Passenger Locator Form”.

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of July 12th, 2020

Phil Butler

This past weekend Cretans mixed business and pleasure, which is a kind of tradition that will probably suit the post-pandemic era as well.

5 years ago

Crete’s IQ App Guru Comes Out With “6 Clues” This Time Around

Phil Butler

Crete programmer Fanis Kourtikakis creates another brain-training wonder with “6 Clues” – an app that is hard to put down.

5 years ago

Crete Adventures This Week: Snorkel the WWII Shipwreck Off Falasarna

Argophilia Travel News

Coming up tomorrow off Falasarna in the far west of Crete, a special underwater exploration of a World War II sunken vessel.

5 years ago

Crete Expecting Heavy Rain for Tuesday, Clearing and Hot This Week

Argophilia Travel News

Today’s weather on Crete promises heavy afternoon rain which will cool off an otherwise high heat index. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service reports.

5 years ago

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