Crete

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.

11 months ago

Iorgos Pappas

A family celebration in Elos, Kissamos, ends in tragedy as a 23-year-old allegedly kills a relative, reviving old fears of Cretan vendettas.

11 months ago

Manuel Santos

Locals and experts warn that water scarcity could become Crete’s next major tourism challenge.

11 months ago

Arthur Butler

Farmers and livestock breeders in Crete are blocking roads in Chania, Rethymno, and Heraklion, demanding state support to survive.

11 months ago

Iorgos Pappas

The Region of Crete presented its Chania Trails project in Apokoronas, promising a “global hiking destination.”

11 months ago

Victoria Udrea

The Association of Tourist and Travel Agencies of Crete warns that new farmer protests could block airports, ports, and roads, endangering the island’s tourism season.

11 months ago

Manuel Santos

In Crete, the old custom of drying octopus fades as awareness grows about the sea’s most intelligent creature.

11 months ago

Iorgos Pappas

Souda Port in Chania sets new records for cruise traffic in 2025, with 3,326 passengers from the Celebrity Ascent.

11 months ago

Victoria Udrea

In Crete, pomegranates symbolize luck, fertility, and abundance. At New Year’s, families smash the fruit at their doorstep to welcome prosperity and joy.

11 months ago

Iorgos Pappas

Gunfire has been part of Cretan celebration for as long as the island has had guns to shoot.

11 months ago

Kostas Raptis

In Crete, celebration is never quiet. Weddings, baptisms, football victories, national holidays — and sometimes no reason at all — end with a sky full of fire.

11 months ago