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Riddle of the Throne of Knossos: A Codec for Good and Evil

Phil Butler

What you are about to read will hopefully shed new light on Knossos and those ancient inhabitants of Crete known as the Minoans.

4 days ago

Hays Travel Snaps Up All Thomas Cook Shops in Time for Christmas

Phil Butler

Hayes Travel has bought up all 555 Thomas Cook shops within the UK comes as great news to the fallen travel company’s employees.

5 days ago

Greece’s Tourism Geniuses: Still Swimming Upstream

Phil Butler

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and other tourism geniuses in Greece continue losing their collective minds over Airbnb’s successes.

6 days ago

Dec. 9th in Athens: ‘In the Shadow of the Minotaur’ With Dr. Jan Driessen

Phil Butler

Coming December 9th to the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, Dr. Jan Driessen with a lecture on the archaeological finds at Sissi, Crete.

2 weeks ago

Crete’s Minoan Centers a Step Closer to Becoming UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Phil Butler

The long process of achieving UNESCO World Heritage status for Crete’s Minoan palatial centers may be a step closer to completion.

2 weeks ago

A Magnitude 6.0 Crete Earthquake Rocks Distant Cities

Phil Butler

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit off the western coast of Crete at just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, November 27th.

2 weeks ago

King Sarpedon and Rumors of Empires Lost and Won

Phil Butler

Scholars unveil more and more to help us understand antiquity. But our legacy remains in the ethereal playground of King Sarpedon.

3 weeks ago

5th Meeting for the Archaeological Work in Crete Going On in Rethymno

Phil Butler

From November 21st – 24th in Rethymno, the 5th meeting on Archaeological Work in Crete takes place at the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno.

3 weeks ago

Airbnb Writing on Expedia’s, Bookings’ and Hoteliers’ Profit Walls

Phil Butler

Airbnb, the online brokerage dreamed up by schoolmates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia has apparently eclipsed Expedia’s booked room nights.

3 weeks ago

Minoan End Times: A Look Into the Primordial Soup of the Gods

Phil Butler

A catastrophe of unimaginable devastation may have put an end to humanity’s brightest moment – the mysterious Minoan Civilization.

4 weeks ago

‘Contemporary Minoans’ Event Fascinates Audience at the Museum of London

Phil Butler

Held earlier this month in London, the cultural event “Contemporary Minoans: Cretan culture, source of inspiration”, saw renowned academics, artists, and designers, gather to honor fashion designer Sophia Kokosalaki. Organized at the initiative of Cultural Organisation Branding Heritage (BH) Sought to further explore how the Minoans, the first European civilization, inspires creativity even to this day. Conducted with […]

1 month ago

Is the Greece Tourism Ministery Behind Donkeys On Sustainability?

Phil Butler

Greece tourism ministry says sustainable tourism is a Non-negotiable priority. But, are Greece’s officials negotiating growth?

1 month ago

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WWF Calls for Action to Save the Mediterranean Sea

2019-12-12 By Phil Butler

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has now called for countries to adhere to the agreements of its Mediterannean Sea Initiative.

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Greece’s Museums Visitors Increased 4.3% in August of 2019

2019-12-11 By Argophilia Travel News

According the ELSTAT statistical authority, there was a 4.3 percent increase in the number of visitors to Greece’s museums in August 2019.

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