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The Salad That Broke a Thousand Teeth

Mihaela Lica Butler

Cretan Dakos — the ancient rusk salad that could break teeth, melt hearts, and still taste like summer in Crete.

1 month ago

An Honest Look at Food Choices

Mihaela Lica Butler

Food choices have become identity statements. But are vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, and omnivores really as different—or as ethical—as they claim?

1 month ago

Europe Finds a Sweeter Future in Carob Not Cocoa

Victoria Udrea

Drought-proof, local, and ethical, carob offers Europe a homegrown alternative to cocoa.

2 months ago

Four Dogs Found Poisoned Near Sitia Airport

Arthur Butler

Authorities in Sitia, Crete, are investigating a new case of animal poisoning after four dogs—three owned and one stray—were found to have ingested a toxic substance, likely snail pesticide, near the local airport.

2 months ago

Ancient Fish Fossil Unearthed in Samaria Gorge

Arthur Butler

Professor Elias Louloudis discovered a rare fish fossil near the “Gates” of Samaria Gorge, revealing traces of an ancient sea once covering the Cretan landscape.

2 months ago

What to Do with Orange Peels

Victoria Udrea

Orange peels are pure gold in Cretan kitchens. From marmalade and sweets to natural cleaners and teas, here’s how locals turn waste into warmth.

2 months ago

Inside Kastelli Airport’s Grand Illusion

Iorgos Pappas

Kastelli Airport reappears in yet another “exclusive” TV investigation, promising to turn Crete into a Mediterranean air hub—eventually.

2 months ago

Staying Warm in Crete When the Mountains Breathe Frost

Arthur Butler

From wool blankets and rakomelo fires to laughter-filled kafeneia, warmth in Crete is more than heat—it is heritage.

2 months ago

Papoura Hill Under EU Parliament Scrutiny

Iorgos Pappas

Papadakis submitted two clear questions to the European Commission: For now, Papoura Hill stands quiet—its stones, perhaps, listening. But beneath that silence, Crete’s people continue to speak loudly, defending the soil that remembers who they were before radars, runways, and all the mode. Crete’s rugged heart beats again with protest drums. The island’s archaeologists, local […]

2 months ago

A Full-year Guide to Crete’s Aromatic Wild Herbs

Victoria Udrea

A month-by-month guide to thyme, oregano, sage, and pennyroyal — nature’s aromatic clock of the island.

2 months ago

The Cretan Knife Is a Blade That Cuts Through Time

Mihaela Lica Butler

“The knife is the most permanent, the most immortal, the most ingenious of all man’s creations.” — Yevgeny Zamyatin If Zamyatin had strolled through Chania’s alleys, he would have seen his words embodied in the Cretan knife. Forged in fire, hammered by stubborn hands, and inscribed with mantinades that slice into the heart, the knife […]

2 months ago

Cheese Beyond Graviera in Crete

Mihaela Lica Butler

Crete’s cheese world goes far beyond Graviera. From xinomyzithra and anthotyro to kefalotyri, staka, and village specialties.

2 months ago

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Stories of Interest

Vasilopita Event Heraklion January 4 2026

A Vasilopita with a Sacred Purpose Near Heraklion

2025-12-27 By Iorgos Pappas

A charitable Vasilopita event will take place on January 4, 2026, near Heraklion, supporting the completion of the Church of Saints Parthenios and Evmenios.

Rethymno farmers protest humanity

Rethymno Farmers Turn Protest Into a Community Table

2025-12-27 By Victoria Udrea

Livestock farmers in Rethymno staged a symbolic protest by boiling and sharing meat with citizens, and donating over one ton of meat to local soup kitchens.

The Unsmiling City and the Kallikantzaroi performance

Interactive Kallikantzaroi Children’s Performance in Neapoli on December 30

2025-12-27 By Argophilia Travel News

Interactive Kallikantzaroi performance by Katsimihas brothers’ story will take place at the Municipal Garden of Neapoli on December 30.

Heraklion drone show Christmas 2025

Heraklion Tested the Sky With Its First Drone Show

2025-12-27 By Kostas Raptis

Heraklion experienced a new kind of urban spectacle on Friday, December 26, 2025, as more than 300 drones illuminated the sky above the Venetian Walls near the Jesus Gate, marking the city’s first drone show. The show, part of the municipal program “Christmas in the City 2025“, drew a large crowd despite unsettled weather. However, […]

Hilton Chania Old Town Resort & Spa

Hilton Chania Old Town Resort & Spa Targets Q2 2026 Opening

2025-12-27 By Iorgos Pappas

Hilton Chania Old Town Resort & Spa is set to open in Q2 2026, offering 85 seafront rooms with private pools, a spa, rooftop pool club, and conference facilities.

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