Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

Crete

Crete Still Rolls Its Own

Victoria Udrea

Crete’s hand-rolled cigarette tradition endures — tobacco, skill, and stories passed from old hands to new.

Messara, Between Silence and Salt

Victoria Udrea

Messara, the fertile plain of southern Crete, stretches between mountains and sea — quiet, ancient, and full of life.

Wild Tulips of Crete

Mihaela Lica Butler

Rare, protected, and breathtaking, the tulips turn the island’s mountains into carpets of fire and lilac light.

Crete’s Liquid Gold Protected at Last

Iorgos Pappas

The EU officially recognizes “Extra Virgin Olive Oil Kriti” as a PGI product, marking a new era for Crete’s olive growers.

Rethymno’s Big Green Sunday

Arthur Butler

The Municipality of Rethymno is calling on all green-hearted citizens to roll up their sleeves this Sunday, October 12, 2025, for a tree-planting event at the Municipal Garden. Organized by the Department of Greenery and Urban Environment, the event begins at 10:30 a.m., welcoming both individuals and community groups to take part in a collective […]

Rethymno Veterinary Department Temporarily Closed for Relocation

Iorgos Pappas

For a few days in early October, Rethymno’s veterinarians will be busy packing more than paperwork — they will be moving the entire department to its new home on Zampeliou Street, at the ground floor of the Directorate of Public Health and Social Welfare building. The Directorate of Agricultural Development and Veterinary Services announced that […]

Crete’s Night of Sacred Light

Iorgos Pappas

Beneath Mount Juktas, the full moon rises over Crete, linking Minoan priests and modern stargazers in one sacred night.

Dittany of Crete Can Cure the Blues

Mihaela Lica Butler

Cretan dittany is more than an herb — it revived Glaucus, it heals, and it grows today in Peskesi’s pithoi.

Cannabis Plantation Found in Amari

Manuel Santos

Police in Rethymno discovered and destroyed a cannabis plantation with 80 plants in a remote area of Amari last week. No arrests yet.

A Cretan Rainstorm

Victoria Udrea

From a Cretan storm to soaked tourists and one annoyed dog, Phil observes how the island reacts to weather like it is a miracle and a tragedy at once.