Crete Island. If you’ve been here, you want to come back. Maybe forever, like me. Friends ask me all the time “Why Crete?” Well, for a South Carolina sandlapper of the 60s like me, there are 1000 reasons. I tend to share a lot of them here on Argo Travel News. Today, I thought some […]
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Cities on Volcanoes 11 Conference Comes to Heraklion May 2020
Coming up May 23rd through 27th of 2020, the Cities on Volcanoes 11 brings the world’s top volcanologists to Greece for the first time. The conferences and workshops of “Volcanoes and Society: environment, health, and hazards” will welcome many of the world’s foremost experts to Heraklion, Crete. Organized by the International Association of Volcanology Cities, […]
Possible Forgotten El Greco Masterpiece Discovered In a Church on Crete
A religious icon in a small church outside Chania is believed to be an early work of master painter El Greco.
The Best Crete Hotels For Business Travelers In 2020
While doing business on Crete can be tough with so many distractions, we know this selection of the island’s best will help 2020 . travelers
The Coming Crete 2020 Season Is Shaping Up Amazingly – Really
Next year promises amazing adventures for shaping up and soothing out in the great outdoors of Crete Island.
Hidden Crete: Almiros Gorge
Travelers visiting Crete and her capital in Heraklion never get to experience many of the hidden gems just off the beaten path. Almiros Gorge, a few hundred meters from the beach at Amoudara, is one such treasure of hidden Crete. I took a short trip there with my best pal Minas, earlier this morning. Here’s […]
An Important Message for Crete Taverns and Restaurants
Crete taverna owners should be rejoicing at the news Airbnb is making inroads into the monopoly hotels and resorts have.
A Magnitude 6.0 Crete Earthquake Rocks Distant Cities
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit off the western coast of Crete at just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, November 27th.
November on Crete: The Month in Stunning Instagram Shares
November on Crete is amazing. Tourists all gone, the island reverts to its natural self. These Instagram show.
5th Meeting for the Archaeological Work in Crete Going On in Rethymno
From November 21st – 24th in Rethymno, the 5th meeting on Archaeological Work in Crete takes place at the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno.
Sitia Girl Competes for Miss Europe Continental 2019
A girl from here on Crete, Sunday Katsogresaki of Sitia, will represent Greece in the Miss Europe Continental 2019 contest in Naples. A flight attendant for VVIP International, Ms. Katsogresaki is also an ATPL student pilot and a fitness freak who’s also a model and actress. Sunday hopes to take the crown from the reigning […]
Crete Gets Tourism Ministry Support for Special Interest Travel Segment
Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis has offered support for the Region of Crete to develop special interest tourism products.