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Psari Forada Diving Park Gets the Green Light

Manuel Santos

A €220,000 investment in Psari Forada will create Crete’s newest diving park, boosting sustainable tourism and putting Viannos on the underwater map.

4 months ago

376 Pets Get the VIP Treatment in Pompia

Victoria Udrea

Hundreds of pets in Pompia and Phaistos received free vet care, microchips, and sterilization during a five-day campaign promoting animal welfare and responsible ownership.

4 months ago

Crete Trembles — Or Maybe Just Yawns — After Journalists Report Another 3.3 ‘Earthquake’

Kostas Raptis

A 3.3-magnitude quake south of Tymbaki gave Crete a light shake — and journalists a full adrenaline rush.

4 months ago

Three Rescued by Tourist Boat off Sfakia After Emergency at Sea

Manuel Santos

A tourist boat named Stavros became an unexpected lifeline, transferring three people in need of urgent care from Agia Roumeli to Chora Sfakion, Crete.

4 months ago

Heraklion’s Venetian Walls Get Paroled After 500 Years of Bureaucracy

Iorgos Pappas

After half a millennium of patiently holding up the skyline, Heraklion’s Venetian Walls are finally getting some attention — or at least, another document.On Thursday, October 23, at the Ministry of Culture in Athens, the great Ceremony of Pens took place: Minister Lina Mendoni, Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis, Mayor Alexis Kalokairinos, and ODAP President Nikoleta Divari-Valakou […]

4 months ago

Shooting at Kissamos Chestnut Festival Shocks Crete

Iorgos Pappas

The Kissamos Chestnut Festival ended in sadness after a tragic event in Elos, as the municipality expressed condolences while honoring those who kept tradition alive.

4 months ago

The Salad That Broke a Thousand Teeth

Mihaela Lica Butler

Cretan Dakos — the ancient rusk salad that could break teeth, melt hearts, and still taste like summer in Crete.

4 months ago

By Chance or Fate – A Fairy from Neraidospilios

Phil Butler

In Crete, getting lost is an art form. It happened to me again the other day—though, if I’m honest, it happens a lot. I’d set out for the small village of Galatas, which lies in the shadow of a long-lost Minoan temple a half hour from Heraklion. But on this island, a trip to put […]

4 months ago

Crete Installs Fire System at Knossos

Kostas Raptis

The Region of Crete approves a €1.1 million fire protection project for Knossos Palace — because even Minoan kings could use a sprinkler.

4 months ago

Farmers’ Roadblocks in Crete Threaten to Disrupt Tourism Flow

Iorgos Pappas

Cretan farmers escalate protests across Heraklion, Rethymno, and Chania in 2025, raising fears of transport and tourism disruptions during autumn travel.

4 months ago

Cretan Boureki

Mihaela Lica Butler

If Greek cuisine were a family reunion, Boureki would be the cousin who shows up barefoot, carrying olive oil and wisdom, and somehow convinces everyone that layering vegetables counts as an art form.

4 months ago

How to Bury a Wetland and Call It a Parking Lot

Arthur Butler

In Kalathas, Chania, someone decided that a protected wetland makes a perfect parking lot. Locals call it progress. Ducks call it home invasion.

4 months ago

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