Crete braces for one of its weakest olive oil seasons as drought, pests, high costs, and poor infrastructure drive production and prices into decline.
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Agios Nikolaos Restores the Yellow Line as Red and Green Routes Pause
Agios Nikolaos reinstates the Yellow Line from 17 November 2025 while the Red and Green Lines pause.
The Mediterranean’s Last Quiet Bay
Across the Mediterranean, small family bays — once the heart of coastal life — are disappearing at a rate that would shock anyone paying attention. Development plans, marina expansions, luxury berths, and “blue investment initiatives” have turned once unique and unspoiled coves into concrete grids. But on Crete’s south coast, a tiny, unnamed bay has […]
How to Park in Heraklion Like a Boss
Parking in Heraklion is not driving. It is anthropology. It doesn’t submit to normal rules you learned in driving school. Tourists arrive in Heraklion imagining parking will work like in the rest of Europe. It does not. Heraklion has its own ecosystem — part tradition, part improvisation, part ancient Cretan instinct for chaos. If you […]
Agios Nikolaos Rushes to Save ELTA Branches
Agios Nikolaos steps in to prevent ELTA branch closures in Neapolis and Elounda, offering municipal space as officials warn of impacts on local communities.
The Last Chestnuts of Crete Are Calling for Help
The future of the Cretan chestnut is at risk, as experts warn of genetic loss, aging trees, and the threat of incoming pathogens.
Mantinada: Where the Heart Sings in Fifteen Syllables
A deep exploration of the Cretan mantinada, tracing its history, musical roots, poetic form, and enduring role in island culture through example and tradition.
Apokoronas Christmas Charity Bazaar Date Announced
Apokoronas hosts its annual Christmas Charity Bazaar on December 7, 2025, at Vamou’s Indoor Gym.
Papoura Hill Returns to the Spotlight on Sunday
An event to present the identity of the Minoan Monument on Popoura Hill is organized by the Municipality of Minoa Pediada on Sunday, November 16.
Crete Divided Into Five Tourism Zones
There is nothing more reassuring than watching politicians take a problem as old as Greek tourism itself, wrap it in a fresh velvet ribbon, label it “New Special Spatial Framework for Tourism,” and pretend they have just invented the wheel. Enter the latest communiqué from the Ministry of Environment and Energy responding to PASOK–KINAL MP […]
Five Things to Cook When It Finally Feels Like Autumn in Crete
When Crete finally cools down, kitchens come alive with chestnuts, lentils, and honey. Here are five comforting Cretan dishes.
Heraklion’s Alikarnassos Bridge Repairs on Pause. Again.
Heraklion’s Alikarnassos bridge remains in limbo as the €10 million project awaits a green light from the bureaucracy.