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UNESCO Adds Minoan Palaces in Crete to World Heritage List

Kostas Raptis

UNESCO has added six significant Minoan palace centers in Crete to its World Heritage list.

4 months ago

NaTour4CChange Is Dragging Cretan Tourism into the Climate Conversation

Kostas Raptis

NaTour4CChange, led by the Region of Crete, gathers local officials, experts, and tourists to confront climate change’s effect on coastal tourism.

4 months ago

What Happens When Olives Hit the Press Without Their Pits

Kostas Raptis

Olive oil production in Crete takes a satirical turn as experts and farmers gather in Heraklion to discuss kernelless olive processing.

4 months ago

Museum Visitor Numbers in Greece Surge

Victoria Udrea

Visitors to museums in Greece experienced a sharp increase in March 2025, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority.

4 months ago

The Paradox of the Greek Tourism Model

Iorgos Pappas

Greece is reshaping its tourism model, with soaring arrivals but falling spending per visitor.

4 months ago

Vanished in Crete Chapter 2: The River House

Phil Butler

“Στου Ψηλορείτη τα ποδάρια, ο χρόνος ξεχνάει να περνά.” —Παλιό μαντινάδα χωριού “In the feet of Psiloritis, even time forgets to pass.”—Old village mantinada Somewhere in the foothills of Mt. Psiloritis — a place the maps forgot — a man disappeared, not in haste, not in terror, but in wisdom. He was a Wall Street […]

4 months ago

How to Disappear in Crete (Without a Trace)

Phil Butler

Some people come to Crete to be seen — to sip their espressos beside ruins, to hashtag sunsets, to act like this island owes them enlightenment on a schedule. But the real seekers, the ones with dust in their pockets and silence on their mind, don’t want spectacle. They want distance, erasure, and a kind […]

4 months ago

UNESCO Inclusion for Minoan Palaces in Crete

Mihaela Lica Butler

UNESCO inclusion of six Minoan palaces in Crete—Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos, and Kydonia—was officially confirmed during the 47th World Heritage Committee meeting.

4 months ago

How Not to Spend Your Beach Weekend in Heraklion

Manuel Santos

Heraklion beach, with its sparkling waters and dramatic undertow, attracts swimmers like moths to an electric flytrap.

4 months ago

Crete Weddings Take Center Stage as Tourists Race to Summer Discounts

Iorgos Pappas

Tourists in Crete are poised for the summer sales, seeking deals on clothing, shoes and jewelry for Crete weddings and social gatherings.

4 months ago

UNESCO Listens—At Last: The Minoan Flame of Crete Burns Eternal

Mihaela Lica Butler

UNESCO officially listed six Minoan palace monuments from Crete as World Heritage Sites during the 47th World Heritage Committee meeting.

4 months ago

Okeanis Faced Emergencies in Heraklion A Weekend

Iorgos Pappas

Okeanis lifeguards faced a torrent of sea emergencies in Heraklion during a chaotic weekend in July 2025.

4 months ago

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