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Aegean Sea

Celebrity Apex Sails On Maiden Voyage from Greece

2021-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Apex

Celebrity Apex has set sail from Athens on its maiden voyage for the summer season with passengers headed on Aegean adventures.

Tags: 2021 cruises, Aegean Sea, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Cruises, cruise 2021, cruise news, cruise ships, greece cruises, Royal Caribbean

5 Videos To Make You Yearn for a Greek Vacation in 2020

2020-07-16 by Phil Butler

Lefkada Island

A selection of videos that will make the purist want to visit Greece all the more given the world is t a standstill and beaches are deserted.

Tags: Aegean Melathron Thalasso spa Hotel, Aegean sailing, Aegean Sea, Aegean trips, BookVillaCrete.com, Crete vacations, Crete villas, Discover Greece, Glarokavos, Greece 2020, Greece tours, Greek Isles, Halkidiki, Incredible Crete, Pefkochori, Petros Touris, Sail In Greece, Santo Maris Oia, Santorini, Santorini Urban Adventures

Ancient Aegean Shipwrecks Give Up Secrets From the Time of Cleopatra

2019-08-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Satellite view of the Aegean Sea and Islands

Five archaeological shipwrecks from the 3rd Century BC has been found beneath the sea off tiny Levitha Island.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean Sea, Aegean Shipwrecks, Ancient Greece, ancient shipwreck, Dr. Georgios Koutsouflakis, Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, Greece shipwrecks, Greek treasures, Levitha Island

Does Greece Have a “Mickey Mouse” Sustainable Tourism Policy?

2018-10-03 by Phil Butler

Today, as we look at the progress Greece has made toward a truly sustainable form of tourism.

Tags: Aegean Sea, Aegean sustainability, Agenda 21, Dr Ioannis Pappas, GNWTO, Greece tourism ministry, Greece travel, Local Agenda 21, sustainability, sustainable tourism, tourism studies, TUI, TUI Group, University of the Aegean, UNWTO

In Search of Original Greece: Folegandros Island

2017-09-21 by Phil Butler

Folegandros island

Travel experts claim Folegandros is the last bastion of what the true Greece looked like decades ago. The 32 sq. km. island near Santorini is home to about 650 permanent residents, and it’s a spot the big cruise ships just pass on by on the way to more highly publicized Greek isles. possibly the last untouched […]

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Sea, Agali Bay, Blue Sand Boutique Hotel and Suites, Folegandros, Greek Islands, Islands, Karavostasi, Santorini

Mykonos: Home of Hedonism and Beauty on the Aegean

2011-05-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mykonos by Seaside

Good things come in small packages, and nowhere is that more obvious than on the tiny Greek island of Mykonos. All 100 square kilometers of it are alive with a spirit unrivaled in the world.

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Stories of Interest

Crete Car Rental Market

Crete Accounts for 18.1% of Greece’s Car Rental Market

2026-10-15 By Kostas Raptis

Crete has Greece’s second-largest short-term car rental market, as tourists increasingly rent vehicles to explore beaches, villages, and mountain routes.

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Strong October Finishes Robust Tourism Season in Crete

2026-10-15 By Arthur Butler

Cretan hotels report 80-90% occupancy in October as the tourism season extends through mid-November, supported by sustained flight connections and winter city demand.

Malevizi road collapse

School Bus Tilts After Road Gives Way in Crete’s Agia Marina

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Students were safely evacuated after a school bus tilted on a washed-out road in Malevizi, prompting essential driving safety advice for visitors on Crete’s roads.

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Rethymno Boosts Flood Preparedness with New Weather Stations, River Monitors, and Dam Management Plans

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Rethymno is expanding weather and river monitoring, clearing waterways and strengthening emergency planning ahead of extreme winter weather.

Historic Former War Museum Collapses

Part of Former Chania War Museum Collapses, No People Found Under Rubble

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Emergency teams and EMAK units respond to a major building collapse at Chania’s former War Museum, confirming no individuals were trapped in the rubble.

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