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Delta Variant? Relax, Don’t Worry! Fly to Greece and Be Safe! Maybe?

2021-07-03 by Phil Butler

Mykonos, Greece

In the face of dizzying uncertainty about the Delta variant, travelers must decide whether or not to visit Greece based on hunches.

Tags: Angela Merkel, Balos Beach, COVID-19 Greece, Greece tourism, Greece vaccinations, Greece vaccines, Greek beaches, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mykonos, vaccination rate

Balos Lagoon: A Guide to Crete’s Most Photographed Beach

2021-06-23 by Phil Butler

Balos Lagoon

Balos Lagoon is the most recognizable and photographed in Crete, if not Greece overall. Here’s a little more info on this natural wonder.

Tags: Balos Beach, Balos Lagoon, Cape Gramvousa, Cape Tigani, crete, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete gems, Gramvousa, Greek beaches, Kaliviani, Kissamos, Lady Diana, Lady Dianna, Platyskinos, Prince Charles, Princess Diana

A Crete 2021 Tourism Season Instagram Reconnaissance [May 30]

2021-05-30 by Phil Butler

Crete shores

The 2021 tourism season on Crete has opened but so far there don’t seem to be too many tourists on the island. Here’s the Instagram intel.

Tags: Apollonia Beach Resort, Balos Beach, Balos Lagoon, crete, Crete 2021, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete places, Crete tourism, h20 Watersports, Knossos, Knossos Palace, matala, Red Beach, Star Beach, Star Beach Hersonissos, Vai Beach

If Kazantzakis Had Used Instagram – Here’s What He’d Have Shared

2020-08-21 by Phil Butler

Agiofarago beach

If the legendary author Nikos Kazantzakis had used Instagram, here are some shares he might have liked in order to show the world Crete.

Tags: Agia Marina, Agioi Apostoli, Balos Beach, Chrysi Island, crete, Crete attractions, Crete destinations, Crete Island, Falasarna Beach, instagram, Mirtos, mysterious Crete, Nikos Kazantzakis, Sarakina Gorge, Zorba the Greek

Tripadvisor Rates 3 Greek Beaches in Top 10 of Europe

2020-07-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Kedrodasos Beach

Three Greek beaches make Tripadvisor’s top 10 Europe beaches. Germany’s Bild Newspaper says their all destinctively Greek-like.

Tags: Balos Beach, Balos Lagoon, crete, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Elafonissi Beach, Europe Beaches, Greece beaches, Kleftiko Beach, Milos, Milos Island

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