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Russia’s Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Billion Euro Skorpios Project

Phil Butler

Russian businessman, and philanthropist Dmitry Rybolovlev is in the news this week with plans to develop a Greek island VIP tourism project.

7 years ago

SETE Chief Says Short-term Rental Market Needs Regulating

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Regulation, implementation, and supervision of the short-term rental market in Greece are key to maintaining balance in the tourism sector, said Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos

7 years ago

They Have a 2000-Year-Old Olive Tree in Vatolakkos, and It’s “Elevated”

Mihaela Lica Butler

The 2000-year-old Elevated Olive Tree of Vatolakkos is one of 14 ancient monumental olive trees scattered around Crete.

7 years ago

Greek Officials Close Navagio Beach Following Landslide [Video]

Phil Butler

Greek authorities have to shut down the beach of Navagio on Zakynthos Island after a massive landslide injured at least three people.

7 years ago

Phoenix Rising: The Cretan Eden in Skordalou

Mihaela Lica Butler

The Botanical Park & Gardens of Crete are a wonder. They occupy a valley on the mountain slopes of Lekfka Ori in Skordalou. Their story reminds of the legend of the Phoenix. Read on to learn why.

7 years ago

Ancient Theatre of Aptera Welcomes Audeinces Again

Phil Butler

The Ancient Theatre of Aptera resonated this summer with words and sounds from antiquity when actors and musicians took to the stage. Opened back in 2016 after partial excavations were completed, the theater welcomed an audience for the first time in seventeen centuries.  This past June the theater came alive once again with a dramatized narration […]

7 years ago

Finding Philoxeníā in the Birthplace of El Greco

Mihaela Lica Butler

Maria Vamboukaki’s small souvenir shop, the “Cretan Fodele House,” is right at the entrance in the village, somewhere on the right. It sells some of the usual knickknacks tourists like to buy as mementos of Crete, but when you step inside, things change. Occupying a modest part of a wall, a few icons of Greek Orthodox […]

7 years ago

Ceramics, Churches, and Hikes: Off-the-beaten-path in Georgioupoli

Mihaela Lica Butler

Georgioupoli has excellent conditions for beach lovers, but it also attracts tourists who love the mountains and the countryside.

7 years ago

Odysseus’ Palace Archaeological Dig on Ithaca to Continue

Phil Butler

A visit to from Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras is cause for renewed enthusiasm over continued excavations at the Palace of Odysseus on the island of Ithaca (Ithaki).

7 years ago

Athens presents “All the world’s a screen” August thru September

Aleksandr Shatskih

For locals and visitors to Athens in search of the ideal open-air cinema experience, “All the world’s a screen” offers screenings of Greek films with English subtitles. 

7 years ago

Greek Commerce Body Says Tourism Doesn’t Boost Retail

Argophilia Travel News

Despite the expansion of the Greek tourism sector, the growing inflow of tourists has failed to stimulate trade, according to findings released by the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE).

7 years ago

Coca-Cola Bottle Design Celebrates the Minoan Legacy of Crete

Mihaela Lica Butler

Coca-Cola Greece and its bottling partner, Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon, have launched a new bottle design that celebrates the Minoan past of the island of Crete.

7 years ago

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