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Crete Week One: Defining “Filoxenia”

Phil Butler

Three days ago we drove up the coast road of Crete from Heraklion, Crete to the port of Chania. Four days ago this old Florida Boy thought he knew how an orange is supposed to taste. Today life just tastes better in an oft disappointing world.

11 years ago

Grace Hotels to Open in Greek Peloponnese

Aleksandr Shatskih

News last week from Grace Hotels revealed still more Greece developmental planning. The hotel group announced the intention to start a hotel and villa property in the Peloponnese near Kalamata.

11 years ago

Crete Summit Highlights Business Potential

Phil Butler

Coming next week to Heraklion, a two day free seminar organized by the Foundation for Youth and Lifelong Learning starts March 13th. Designed to help inform entrepreneurs in Greece to kick-start business, the seminar covers investment, risks, and opportunities, among other topics.

11 years ago

Greece’s Piraeus Port Authority Privatization Approved

Aleksandr Shatskih

Privatization of Greece’s Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) is set to get underway this week, as state sell-off fund TAIPED reports of the large stake sale of interest in OLP. The tender process having been approved, investors will have 45 days to express interest.

11 years ago

Lato Boutique Hotel in Heraklion Wins Venere.com Award

Aleksandr Shatskih

Lato Boutique Hotel, a four star property overlooking the beautiful harbor of Heraklion in Crete, has recently celebrated its third award won in 2013. A Lonely Planet top recommended hotel, winner of a leading Boutique hotel in Greece award, and a TripAdvisor excellence certificate holder, the hotel is now also a winner of the Top […]

11 years ago

Magnitude 6.0 Quake Hits Greece: Citizens Reminded of 1953 Killer

Aleksandr Shatskih

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Lixourion, Greece today with light to moderate to strong ground shake effects.

11 years ago

Restoration of the Ancient Theater of Sparta to Start in 2014

Aleksandr Shatskih

The ancient theater of Sparta will be restored thanks to a public-private partnership. This is great news as the theater dates back to the 2nd century BC and was one of the largest ones in Greece.

12 years ago

Winning Sailing Attitudes Lead to Winning the Crete Union Cup

Aleksandr Shatskih

The land of the fabled Minoans was the scene last month of the first Crete Union Cup Regatta sailing event ever organized. Organized as a celebration of the centennial unification of Crete with mainland Greece and with the support of several Crete´s yachting clubs, the Region of Crete, the Hellenic Sailing Federation, and many local sponsors, […]

12 years ago

Aqua Vista Hotels – Dreams that Become Memories

Aleksandr Shatskih

Aqua Vista Hotels is a collection of exceptional boutique properties catering to virtually every type of traveller, and guaranteeing memorable experiences tailored to guests’ special needs and desires. Now if this is not selective enough, or following the “guest experience” trend trending these days, we don’t know what is.

12 years ago

Cretans Greet Fall with Tsikoudia Festival

Aleksandr Shatskih

Crete, the largest island in Greece and the fifth in Mediterranean Sea, is also the most fascinating one. With a remarkable history which the traveler can admire all over the island, from the ruins of the Minoan Palace of Knossos to the Venetian fortress of Rethymo, Crete is renowned for its natural beauty, diverse landscape and fertile valleys and rich gastronomic culture. Crete simply has it all!

12 years ago

Ohi Day 2013: Remembering Heroes

Aleksandr Shatskih

Ohi Day (also spelled Ochi Day or Oxi Day in Greek) commemorates each year the rejection by Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas (in power from August 4, 1936, until January 29, 1941) of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on October 28, 1940.

12 years ago

Ryanair Cabin Crew Strip for Charity in Chania

Mihaela Lica Butler

Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY), the low cost Irish airline, selected the Cretan pearl Chania to shoot its 2014 charity calendar. The company thanked the Cretan people, and the tourist boards, for the welcome. Ryanair’s cabin crew have raised over €600,000 for charity through calendar sales since 2008, and its calendars were sold […]

12 years ago

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