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Hashtag #Crete: The Best of the Island Via Instagram

2020-12-31 by Phil Butler

Crete serenity

Locals and travelers have the best ideas for capturing the magic of this unique island paradise via Instagram. Here are some from 2020.

Tags: 2020, crete, Crete destinations, Crete grams, Crete Island, Elounda, Falasarna, instagram, Instagram Crete, Katholiko monastery, Maria Sifaki, Mesara, Paxamadia Islets, Psiloritis, villages, Zaros

Does the Quest to Find Eden Begin and End on Crete?

2020-11-16 by Phil Butler

Expulsion from Eden

Crete has a deep and mysterious history that may never be unravelled. That is, unless we pursue from varied angles.

Tags: Aegean history, Akhenaten, Amarna, Amenhotep III, ancient mariners, Asphendou Cave, Aten, Atlantis, bigpeds, crete, Crete Island, early man, first humanoids, Gerard D. Gierliński, J. D. S. Pendlebury, Marcus van der Erve, Mediterranean, Messinian Salinity Crisis, Minoan seafaring, Minoans, Neferneferuaten Nefertiti, Olmecs, Paleolithic art, Plakias Crete, Pleistocene, pre-humans, prehistoric Crete, stone tools, Thomas Strasser, Trachilos footprints

Some More of Crete’s Best Kept Secrets Via Instagram

2020-11-14 by Phil Butler

Kolokytha Beach

A glimpse via Instagram, of places you probably never realized existed here on Greece’s biggest island. Crete is simply incredible.

Tags: Agriomandra Beach, Agriomandra Gorge, Amnissos, Askifou Plateau, Balos Lagoon, Crete Island, Crete olive harvest, Crete olives, Itanos, Karteros Beach, Maria Sifaki, Mt. Pachnes, Pachnes

Torrential Rains Cause Severe Flooding Across Much of Crete

2020-11-10 by Delia Gavrilescu

Crete rainfall

Heavy flooding due to torrential rains have damaged roads, flooded hundreds of homes, and swept cars into the sea on Crete Island.

Tags: crete, Crete flooding, Crete Island, Crete lockdown, Crete rains, Crete storms, Greece weather, Malia, weather alert, Zorbas Island

Conde Nast Traveler Readers Pick Six Greek Islands in Top-10

2020-10-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Balos Lagoon

Six of Greece’s islands have been named to Conde Nast Traveler Magazine’s 33rd Readers’ Choice Awards.

Tags: Caitlin Morton, Conde Nast, Conde Nast Traveler, crete, Crete Island, Folegandros, Greek Isles, Mykonos, Skiathos, Zakynthos

Early Morning Earthquake Cluster Rattles Crete lsland Awake

2020-10-12 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquakes

A series of earthquakes off the northeastern shore of Crete shook citizens awake in the early hours of October 10th.

Tags: Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete news, Crete weather, Earthquake report, earthquake warning, earthquakes, Palekastro, Palekastro Crete, USGS

Crete Island a Top-5 Travelers Choice Destination for 2020

2020-10-09 by Phil Butler

Chania

Crete, the legendary birthplace of the Greek god Zeus, is a top-five pick by Tripadvisor users for 2020. The island is a world within itself.

Tags: crete, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Greece destinations, Minoans, Travelers Choice, Travelers Choice 2020, TripAdvisor Crete, TripAdvisor reviews

A 5.9 Magnitude Quake Shakes Crete Island in Greece

2020-09-18 by Phil Butler

Crete quake

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Heraklion Prefecture on Crete late this afternoon.

Tags: Athens Geodynamic Institute, Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete quake, Crete tremor, Crete weather, Greece earthquakes, USGS

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

A Collection of 6 Dreamy Crete Hotels Via Instagram

2020-08-13 by Phil Butler

Kournas Beach Georgioupolis

A collection of stunning hospitality stay on Crete Island fit for kings, queens, and dreamers of all walks of life.

Tags: Agia Pelagia, Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Capsis Blue, Captain Nicolas Studios, Crete hotels, Crete Island, Crete resorts, Crete stays, Crete vacations, Pepper Sea Club Hotel, Royal Blue Resort & Spa, SeaScape Luxury Residences

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of July 26, 2020

2020-07-27 by Phil Butler

Falasarna Sunset

Happenenings on the island of Crete for the weekending July 26, 2020. Stories of the Cretan people and their leisure activities in paradise.

Tags: Ariadne Sailing Trips, Blue Water Club, Cretans, Crete attractions, Crete excursions, Crete Island, Crete people, Crete sailing, Crete tours, Crete trips, Crete Urban Adventures, Crete weekend, Giorgos Kissanakis, Grecian Lux, Grecianlux, Heraklion, Heraklion people, Heraklion walks, luxury Crete, Manolis Deligiannakis, Maria Papadaki, Michalis Deligiannakis, paragliding, Paragliding Crete Power FLY, Rebecca Shevaki, Rebecca Skevaki, Rethymno marina, Venetian Walls

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of July 12th, 2020

2020-07-14 by Phil Butler

Sunrise over Lygaria

This past weekend Cretans mixed business and pleasure, which is a kind of tradition that will probably suit the post-pandemic era as well.

Tags: Antonis Kallitsakis, Around Heraklion, Cactus Beach Resort & Bungalows, Cretan Urban Adventures, Crete attractions, Crete beaches, Crete events, Crete Island, Crete people, Crete tours, Crete travel, CreteSummer2020, Eleni Bantouraki, Galatas, Greek summer, Greeks, Hacienda, Lygaria, Maria Sifaki, Menies Beach, Michael Kallergishas, Minas E. Liapakis, Rebecca Skevaki, Seaking Adventures, Sitia, Stelios Kanakis

Crete Expecting Heavy Rain for Tuesday, Clearing and Hot This Week

2020-07-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Crete Weather

Today’s weather on Crete promises heavy afternoon rain which will cool off an otherwise high heat index. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service reports.

Tags: Crete forecast, Crete Island, Crete thundershowers, Crete weather, Greece heat, Greece weather, Hellenic National Meteorological Service, summer weather, Weather forecast, weather report

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

Dutch Favor Crete Vacations for 2020 According to Survey

2020-05-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Crete's Balos Lagoon

According to a recent survey by Griekenland.net, 2020 Crete vacations are favored by Dutch travelers looking for safe holiday destinations.

Tags: Coronavirus, Crete Island, Crete travel, Crete trips, Crete vacations, Dutch tourists, Netherlands tourists

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