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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

Crete Beaches Revert to Eden With Tourists Away in May

2020-05-12 by Phil Butler

Crete’s beaches are all but empty now. The pandemic has kept tourists away. Now, wonders of the world revert to Eden-like perfection.

Tags: Agiofárango, Amnissos Beach, Coronavirus, crete, Crete getaways, Crete Island, Crete vacation, Falasarna, Greece travel, Greek beaches, Karteros Beach, Preveli Beach, Seitan Limania, Vai Beach

A 6.6 Magnitude Quake and Aftershocks Shake Crete Island

2020-05-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Paximadia Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit off the island of Crete this afternoon at 12:51:06 (UTC). No damages or injuries have been reported.

Tags: Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete tremor, earthquakes, Heraklion earthquake, Ierapetra quake, quakes, USGS

On You Return to Crete: Choose A Perfect Seclusion

2020-04-28 by Phil Butler

Red Castle Fish Tavern

When the coronavirus pandemic emergency subsites, Crete will be your perfect destination for seclusion in paradise.

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Greece Officials Close Most Hotels Over Coronavirus

2020-03-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic

The Greek government has ordered the closure of all the country’s year-round hotels, in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Tags: COVID-19, Crete hotels, Crete Island, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, hotel closings, hotels, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, travel ban, Visit Greece

Celebrate the Traditional Koulouma at Karavolas for 2020

2020-02-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Kite day

Heraklion celebrates Koulouma at Karavolas March 2nd in colorful tradition marked by Cretan music, treats, dancing, and amazing kite flying.

Tags: Crete celebrations, Crete events, Crete Island, Easter, Greece festivals, Greece traditions, Heraklion events, Karavolas Park, Kathari Deftera, Koulouma, lent

Hidden Crete: Secrets of the Gorge of Saints and Agiofarago

2019-12-14 by Phil Butler

Agiofarago Gorge

Agiofarago Gorge, is an amazing canyon in the south of Heraklion Prefecture tourists who visit the island paradise seldom know exists.

Tags: Agiofarago, Agiofarago Beach, Agiofarago Gorge, Cretan Beaches, Crete beaches, Crete caves, Crete destinations, Crete gorges, Crete Island, Crete landmarks, Crete myths, Crete roads, Crete secrets, Gorge of Saints, Heraklion prefecture, Heraklion secrets, Hidden Crete, matala, Odigitria Monastery, rituals, Sivas, Vourvoulitis Lake

19 More Instagram Reasons for Loving Crete Island

2019-12-12 by Phil Butler

Elafonisi Beach

Crete Island. If you’ve been here, you want to come back. Maybe forever, like me. Friends ask me all the time “Why Crete?” Well, for a South Carolina sandlapper of the 60s like me, there are 1000 reasons. I tend to share a lot of them here on Argo Travel News. Today, I thought some […]

Tags: crete, Crete images, Crete Instagrams, Crete Island, Crete shares, Crete vacation, CreteGrams, Greece, Greece Instagrams, images of Crete

Crete Island Officials Issue Flood Warning as Precaution

2019-11-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Crete weather

The Region of Crete is advising residents and visitors to exercise extreme caution on Friday, as weather forecasts warn of powerful storms.

Tags: Chania Crete, Crete flooding, Crete Island, Crete Region, Crete weather, Greece flood warning, Hellenic National Meteorological Service, HNMS, weather alert

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

Exploring Kokkinos Pyrgos: The Forgotten Gem of Mesara

2018-07-12 by Phil Butler

Kokkinos Pyrgos

A day trip from our home in Heraklion to a quaint little touristic village of Kokkinos Pyrgos proves once again the unbelievable discoveries to be found on Greece’s biggest island. Like pulling back successive veils that cover the lovely face of a goddess, exploring Crete is just an amazing experience. Visit with us a tiny deserted touristic gem shining on the Gulf of Mesara.

Tags: Aghia Galini, Asterousia Mountains, Cave of Polyphemus, crete, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Crete legends, Gulf of Mesara, Heraklion Development Agency, Kokkinos Pirgos, Kokkinos Pyrgos, Lydia Koniordou, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Nikos Igoumenidis, Paximadia Islands, Psiloritis Mountains, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Tymbaki

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