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Winter in Crete Via the Most Amazing Instagram Shares

2021-01-18 by Phil Butler

Koloklythas Beach

Crete in winter is a natural wonderland of beauty, and solitude like nowhere else on Earth. Here’s a selection of shares to tantalize you.

Tags: Chania, crete, Crete offseason, Crete winters, Frangokástello Beach, Gramvousa, Greece winters, Ierapetra, Lassithi Plateau, Mt. Ida, Omalós, Psiloritis, Sfakia, Visit Crete, White Mountains, Yerápetra

News Briefs from Crete Island January 2nd, 2020

2021-01-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Chania heat

Short news briefs from Crete as of January 2nd, 2020. Wizz Air will fly new routes to Heraklion…

Tags: ANEK LInes, Chania, IPTO, plastics ban, single use plastics, Wizz Air

Explore West Crete With Fit in Crete August 8 – 15th

2020-08-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Fit in Crete

Coming up from the great adventurers at Fit in Crete, August 8th through 15th watersports and exploration are in order.

Tags: Chania, Crete adventures, dive Crete, Falasarna, Fit in Crete, kayak Crete, Kissamos, Snorkel Crete, wreck dive, wrecks

“Chania: Always Pure” Video Campaign Targets European Tourists

2020-08-09 by Delia Gavrilescu

Chania: Always Pure

A new video promotion by the Chania Chamber of Commerce aims to attract more travelers to Crete’s most photographed port town, and the island’s far-west wonders.

Tags: Chania, Chania attractions, Chania beaches, Chania Chamber of Commerce, Chania marketing, Chania town, Chania: Always Pure, Crete marketing, marketing video, PR campaign, tourism marketing, video, Visit Chania

Chania’s Daskalogiannis Airport Gets First International Tourists for 2020

2020-07-02 by Delia Gavrilescu

Ryanair

Chania’s Daskalogiannis Airport welcomed 2020’s first international tourists this week as Greece tries to reboot the tourism season.

Tags: Chania, Chania flights, Crete flights, Daskalogiannis Airport, Greece tourism, LOT, Ryanair

COVID-19 Chania Slipup Adds to Crete’s Fears of Second Wave

2020-06-24 by Phil Butler

Chania harbor

A case of coronavirus in Chania on Crete has health officials puzzled as a 20 Swedish telecommunications worker slips past Athens controls.

Tags: Chania, Chania coronavirus, Chania hotels, Chania Prefecture, Chania travel, Chania travelers, Coronavirus, Greek vacation, GreekVacation2020, lockdown

Crete Offers Vacationers 117 Blue Flag Beaches for Summer 2020

2020-06-13 by Phil Butler

Fodele Beach

The International Blue Flag Program has announced 117 Crete beaches as Blue Flag designated seaside attractions for 2020.

Tags: Amoudara Beach, Blue Flag, Blue Flag beaches, Candia Maris, Chania, Chania beaches, Creta Star, EEPF, Elounda Bay, Falasarna Beach, Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort, Gulf of Mesara, Heraklion beaches, Kalimera Kriti Hotel & Village Resort, Kokkini Chani, Kommos Beach, Kriti Beach Hotel, Lasithi, Lasithi Beaches, matala, Mythos Palace, Mythos Palace Resort, Rethymno Beaches, Sitia hotels, Sougia

Santorini Should Be Jealous of Saturday’s Crete Sunset

2020-05-03 by Phil Butler

Alison Hatzidakis

A Crete sunset symbolizes what Cretans hope will be the end of a pandemic, and a new beginning.

Tags: alfakapa__, Chania, Coronavirus, Cretan photographers, crete, Crete Instagram, Crete photography, Giorgos Trivizadakis, Greece, Heraklion, Heraklion sunset, Ierapetra, instagram, Instagram sunsets, instakissamos, Kissamos, lockdown, Manos Garefalakis, Platanias, Rethymno, v3silik7

Here On Crete – We Harvest the Precious Olives Now

2019-11-14 by Phil Butler

Aptera

Here in Greece, it’s the time of the olive harvests. Here’s a brief introduction to the importance of the Cretan olive and a short film.

Tags: ancient trees, Chania, Chania Prefecture, Crete olives, Galatas, Greece olives, Greek olives, Olive Tree of Vouves, olive trees, olives, Vouves

New Archaeological Museum of Chania Fast-Tracked by Culture Minister

2019-11-04 by Phil Butler

Archaeological Museum of Chania

Greece’s Minister of Culture Lina Medoni has announced a feaster track for the opening of the Archaeological Museum of Chania.

Tags: Archaeological Museum of Chania, Bobotis + Bobotis, Bobotis + Bobotis Architects, Chalepa neighborhood, Chania, Chania attractions, Chania museum, Greece culture, Greece museums, Lina Mendoni

Fortress of Koules – Aptera: Opened to the Public This Sunday

2019-10-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Aptera Koules

This coming Sunday is the last time this year that people can take in Fortress of Koules – Aptera. Opening hours are from 11.00 – 14.00.

Tags: Chania, Chania Prefecture, Crete attractions, Crete forts, Forts, Kissamos, Kissamos attractions, Ottoman Fortress, Ottoman Fortress Koules

Cretan Wine Experience at Karavitakis Winery September 12th

2019-09-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Cretan Cooking Classes

Coming up in the Podikiana Village of Platanias Municipality, Karavitakis Winery will host an event organized by Cretan Cooking Classes.

Tags: Chania, Chania Prefecture, Cretan Cooking Classes, Cretan cuisine, Cretan wine, Crete gastronomy, Karavitakis, Karavitakis Winery, Platanias, Podikiana Village, wine events, wine tasting, wines, wines of Crete

The Other Wind Festival Sougia: Free Events Today and Tomorrow

2019-08-11 by Phil Butler

Fortuna Club Official

The Other Wind Festival kicked off this past weekend in Sougia on the Libyan Sea in the southwest of Crete.

Tags: Agia Irini Gorge, ANEK LInes, Blue Star Ferries, Chania, Chania concerts, Chania events, Chania Prefecture, Crete concerts, Crete events, Greek DJs, Kos K, Sougia, Sougia Crete, The Big Nose Attack, The Dragons, The Noise Figures, The Other Wind Festival, ΑΝΕΝΔΥΚ

The Magic Secret Beach You Sought: It’s Here on Incredible Crete

2019-08-09 by Phil Butler

Crete has over 1,000 kilometers (650 miles) of coastline and hundreds of epic beaches. There’s a private one waiting for you.

Tags: Amoudara Beach, Balos Lagoon, beach getaways, Chania, Chrissi Island, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Elafonisi Beach, Falasarna, Greece holidays, Hersonissos, Kapsodasos, Loutro, Malia, Marathi Beach, Summer 2019, Xerokampos Beach

Coming Up Tomorrow at Agia Marina: Chania Beach Party 2019

2019-08-08 by Delia Gavrilescu

Chania Beach Party 2019

Coming up Friday, August 9th at Agia Marina, the Chania Beach Party 2019 promises to be the biggest Crete beach party ever.

Tags: Agia Marina, Agia Marina events, Chania, Chania Beach Party, Chania events, Eden Beach

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