Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

Crete

Crete Rejects Immigrant Gateway Status

Mihaela Lica Butler

Crete’s leading tourism officials sent a formal letter to the Greek Prime Minister and Minister of Migration, expressing strong opposition to transforming Crete into an immigrant gateway.

The Vanishing Paradises of Crete – Part Two

Phil Butler

Developers and officials may toast success over beachfront mojitos, but for those living in the vanishing paradises each construction crane blocks a bit more of the view.

Mayor Promises Heraklion Will Become a Clean City

Iorgos Pappas

In the grand theatre of city improvement, Mayor Kalokairinos stood before the press with his team and promised a transformation. “We’re not aiming for ‘just a little better’,” he declared, armed with that special blend of optimism and exhaustion only found in public office. “We’re here to make Heraklion a clean city—one cleaner than anything […]

Matala Beach Festival 2025 Was a Success

Manuel Santos

The Matala Beach Festival 2025 didn’t wind down. Nope, it crashed to a curtain call with the force of a beach ball in a hurricane.

The Vanishing Paradises of Crete

Phil Butler

How Five-Star Hotels Are Bulldozing the Soul of the Island Not all at once, but one vanishing cove, one flattened grove, one razed tamarisk at a time. And it is happening quietly—beneath the slogans of “development,” the smiling renderings of “eco-resorts,” and the official seals of approval from regional environmental committees. Two more blows were […]