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Tourist Police 171 Crete Help Line

2025-11-28 by Manuel Santos

Tourist Police 171

Every traveler in Crete should save 171. It will help you with and everything that needs a gentle nudge toward honesty.

What Crete’s Delayed Energy Shift Means for Homes, Hotels, and Tourism

2025-11-27 by Kostas Raptis

Crete-Attica interconnection delay

Crete’s major energy interconnection enters commercial operation in 2026, but oil units must remain active, affecting homes, hotels, and tourism development.

epaithros+ Participates in Innodays 2025 Through ETAM SA Pavilion

2025-11-27 by Argophilia Travel News

epaithros+ Network

The epaithros+ Network joins Innodays 2025 through the ETAM SA pavilion, with a presentation by coordinator Chrysa Pagkalou on November 30.

A Portrait of Rural Travel in Crete According to epaithros+

2025-11-26 by Mihaela Lica Butler

epaithros+ survey

The Crete Rural Tourism 2025 survey by epaithros+ reveals who visits rural Crete, what they seek, and how they spend.

Updated Seismic Map Places Crete in the Highest Risk Zone

2025-11-26 by Victoria Udrea

Crete seismic risk

Geologist M. Fasoulas explained on Kriti TV the updated 2025 seismic hazard map and what it means for Crete’s high-risk zones.

Crete Adds a Hellenic-Chinese Tourism Research Center

2025-11-25 by Iorgos Pappas

Hellenic–Chinese Research Center for Tourism and Cultural Heritage

ELMEPA and Ningbo University signed a 2025 deal to launch the Hellenic–Chinese Research Center for Tourism and Cultural Heritage in Crete.

The Geminids Over Crete

2025-11-20 by Manuel Santos

Geminids Over Crete AI illustration

Crete offers some of Europe’s clearest skies for the Geminid meteor shower.

Do We Have Mushrooms in Crete?

2025-11-20 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Crete mushrooms

Crete offers rich mushroom habitats across its forests and mountains. Learn where to find them, when to forage, which species are safe, and how to explore responsibly.

allsun Hotels Launches Social Contribution Week

2025-11-18 by Iorgos Pappas

allsun hotels

allsun Hotels Greece wrapped up its Social Contribution Week with donations, volunteer work, and support for local families, shelters, and seniors.

Crete Faces EU Pressure Over Kasteli Airport’s Missing Rail Link

2025-11-18 by Kostas Raptis

rail link

Haris Mamoulakis warns that Crete’s new Kasteli Airport may open as the EU’s only major hub without a rail link.

Crete’s Hidden Winter Market Boom

2025-11-16 by Victoria Udrea

Crete winter market

From honey to herbs, Crete’s winter fairs are thriving. Tourists and locals flock to village markets, where tradition, warmth, and inflation meet under one tent.

Cretan Wineries Gear Up for Gastronomy Tourism

2025-11-15 by Victoria Udrea

wine tasting

Crete’s vineyards prepare for a record season of gastronomy tourism, blending vineyard stays, local table pairings, and authentic Cretan hospitality.

Crete’s Olive Oil Season Begins With a Question Nobody Wants to Answer: How Low Can It Go?

2025-11-14 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Crete Olive oil organic

Crete braces for one of its weakest olive oil seasons as drought, pests, high costs, and poor infrastructure drive production and prices into decline.

Agios Nikolaos Restores the Yellow Line as Red and Green Routes Pause

2025-11-14 by Arthur Butler

Yellow Line Agios Nikolaos

Agios Nikolaos reinstates the Yellow Line from 17 November 2025 while the Red and Green Lines pause.

Papoura Hill Returns to the Spotlight on Sunday

2025-11-13 by Victoria Udrea

savepapoura

An event to present the identity of the Minoan Monument on Popoura Hill is organized by the Municipality of Minoa Pediada on Sunday, November 16.

Crete Divided Into Five Tourism Zones

2025-11-13 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Cretan home in the Crete Five Tourism Zones

There is nothing more reassuring than watching politicians take a problem as old as Greek tourism itself, wrap it in a fresh velvet ribbon, label it “New Special Spatial Framework for Tourism,” and pretend they have just invented the wheel. Enter the latest communiqué from the Ministry of Environment and Energy responding to PASOK–KINAL MP […]

Cretan Olive Growers Urged to Harvest Early

2025-11-10 by Kostas Raptis

olive harvest

Olive fly conditions prompt early harvest warning across Heraklion region.

The Great Cretan Wardrobe Shift

2025-11-10 by Victoria Udrea

Cretan Wardrobe AI illustration

Every November, Cretans pull on Arctic coats while newcomers from abroad wonder if they missed a snow warning.

Crete Launches €1.23M Tourism Plan for 2026

2025-11-10 by Iorgos Pappas

Crete tourism plan 2026 illustration

Crete approves a €1.23 million tourism plan for 2026, aiming to hit 7 million visitors and keep its crown as Greece’s top destination.

Crete Nears Seven Million Visitors

2025-11-10 by Arthur Butler

Knossos autumn

Even after the season’s close, Knossos draws visitors from around the world as Crete eyes 7 million tourist arrivals for 2025.

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Winter Solstice in Crete and the Memory of the Sun

2025-12-21 By Arthur Butler

Winter Solstice in Crete marks the shortest day of the year, a quiet pause when light turns back, and the island remembers the sun.

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Heraklion’s Historic Chronaki House to Become the Museum of Cretan Weaving and Folklore

2025-12-21 By Victoria Udrea

The historic Chronaki House in Heraklion was officially handed over to the Lyceum of Greek Women, set to become a Museum of Cretan Weaving and Folklore.

Heraklion Venetian Walls

Christmas Events Continue Along Heraklion’s Venetian Walls

2025-12-21 By Argophilia Travel News

From December 21–28, 2025, Heraklion hosts concerts, cultural events, sports activities, and a drone show along the Venetian Walls.

Europe’s Tallest Christmas Tree Lights Up Samaria

2025-12-21 By Iorgos Pappas

Crete lights Europe’s tallest Christmas tree at Samaria Gorge in Omalos, blending festive celebration with protected natural landscape.

winter swimming in Crete

Winter Swimming in Crete

2025-12-21 By Manuel Santos

Winter swimming in Crete is possible but dangerous without preparation. Cold shock, currents, no lifeguards, and the need for proper wetsuits matter.

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