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TUI’s Sebastian Ebel Highlights Crete’s Role in Sustainable Tourism and Peace

Iorgos Pappas

TUI CEO Sebastian Ebel visited Rethymno for the SOCCA football events, praising Crete’s quality, calling for season extension and sustainable growth, and declaring that “tourism brings peace.”

8 months ago

What to Do with Orange Peels

Victoria Udrea

Orange peels are pure gold in Cretan kitchens. From marmalade and sweets to natural cleaners and teas, here’s how locals turn waste into warmth.

8 months ago

The Rare Beauty of Cretan Rain

Arthur Butler

Rain in Crete is rare, but when it comes, it awakens the island’s scents, olive groves, and hidden memories.

8 months ago

Reusing Olive Brine

Mihaela Lica Butler

Cretans reuse olive brine — from marinades and bread dough to garden fertilizer.

8 months ago

Traditional Cretan Ways to Save Water

Arthur Butler

Cretan villagers once captured and reused every

8 months ago

What to Do with Stale Bread

Mihaela Lica Butler

Crete turns dry bread into new meals, from dakos to puddings and homemade breadcrumbs.

8 months ago

Fifty-Two Italians, One Projector, and a Dream of Sustainable Tourism

Arthur Butler

Chania hosts fifty-two Umbrian entrepreneurs for an Erasmus+ seminar on marketing, management, and sustainable tourism — proving once again that education, espresso, and a little irony can coexist in paradise.

8 months ago

Rhodes Hotel Pool Tragedy Shakes Greece

Arthur Butler

Greece remains shaken by the case of little Matilda, the three-year-old British girl found unconscious in a Rhodes hotel po

8 months ago

Canary Choir of Crete

Arthur Butler

Walk through any Cretan street with your ears open and you will hear them before you see them: those tiny, impossible voices, cutting through traffic, arguments, and mopeds. Every neighborhood has them. The canaries are louder than the television, more regular than the church bell, and far more reliable than the local bus schedule. You […]

8 months ago

Aegean Islands Will Charge Day-trippers an Entry Fee

Mihaela Lica Butler

34 dreamy Aegean islands, from Santorini to Symi, want to charge day-trippers a new “entry fee.”

8 months ago

A 4.1-magnitude Earthquake Struck off Crete’s Southern Coast Friday Morning

Arthur Butler

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Crete’s southern coast Friday morning. Epicenter: 54 km west-southwest of Falasarna, depth 31.3 km

8 months ago

Inside Kastelli Airport’s Grand Illusion

Iorgos Pappas

Kastelli Airport reappears in yet another “exclusive” TV investigation, promising to turn Crete into a Mediterranean air hub—eventually.

8 months ago

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Stories of Interest

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Historic Expedition to Kolymbari Expected to Test Human Endurance

2026-06-23 By Manuel Santos

The Municipality of Platanias announces a 2km survival hike in Kolymbari. Prepare for bunkers, 50 dangerous steps, and full medical coverage.

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Parliament Clash Over Hotel Worker Taxation

2026-06-23 By Argophilia Travel News

KE MP Manolis Syntychakis and Deputy Minister of National Economy, D. Markopoulos, debate taxation of seasonal hotel workers.

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Cretan Fishermen to Spearhead Government Response to Silver-cheeked Toadfish Plague

2026-06-23 By Manuel Santos

The Greek government is finalizing a pilot program to combat the rapid spread of the toxic silver-cheeked toadfish in Greek waters.

Morosini Fountain

The Fencing Around the Lions’ Fountain Has Been Taken Down

2026-06-22 By Iorgos Pappas

The fencing around Heraklion’s Morosini Fountain is gone, but at what cost to the monument’s future? We examine the delay of critical maintenance.

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French Tourist Injured During Disembarkation at Heraklion Port

2026-06-22 By Manuel Santos

A 70-year-old French tourist was hospitalized after sustaining a leg injury during disembarkation from a leisure boat at the Port of Heraklion.

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