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Travel Warning: Medicane “Zorba” Hurricane Set to Hit Crete

Aleksandr Shatskih

Medicane Zorba, will bring gale-force winds, heavy rain, and possible landslides in Crete, southern Greece, and nortwest Turkey.

7 years ago

Last Chance: Enjoy the Rethymno Wine Week Finale

Phil Butler

All this week, September 23rd through 29th, the businesses and the Municipality of Rethymno are celebrating Rethymno Wine Week, a festival dedicated to Cretan wine and gastronomy. Winding up today and tomorrow, the events will culminate with more special menus and wine tastings for attendees.

7 years ago

In Vouves, a 3000-year-old Olive Tree Is a Fascinating Sight

Mihaela Lica Butler

The Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves is 3000 years old. It has an impressive trunk, called by the locals striftolia. Read on to learn why.

7 years ago

Kissamos: Another Cretan Destination You Don’t Want to Miss

Phil Butler

One of Crete Island’s most underrated coastal towns, Kissamos (Kastelli) is a seaside village on Kissamos Bay known for its wine and olive oil, and as a departure point for famous Balos Lagoon.

7 years ago

Platanias Presents the 8th Annual Festival of “Land, Culture, and Tourism”

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming up Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th of September, the Municipality of Platanias, under the auspices of the Region of Crete, will present the 8th Annual Festival “Tourism, Land, and Culture.”

7 years ago

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

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