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Crete landmarks

Heraklion’s Coastal Venetian Walls Get Much-Needed Attention

2022-11-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Koules Fortress

The Region of Crete announces a partnership with Greece’s Ministry of Culture and the Heraklion to restore part of the city’s Venetian Walls. 

Tags: Crete 2014-2020, Crete landmarks, Greece, Heraklion, Heraklion city, Heraklion landmarks, historic restoration, Koules Fortress, Lina Mendoni, Minas Papadakis, Stavros Arnautakis, Vassilis Lambrinos, Venetian Walls

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

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Stories of Interest

Aegean Airlines

Passengers Deserve Better Than a Panic Press Release

2025-11-29 By Argophilia Travel News

Aegean’s latest safety press release raises questions about transparency and communication. Argophilia examines what passengers really need to know.

Bougainvillea

How Bougainvillea Became Cretan

2025-11-29 By Victoria Udrea

Bougainvillea came from far away, but in Crete it found its true home, painting the island’s villages with endless waves of color.

Cretan honey

Why Cretan Honey Is Truly Unique

2025-11-29 By Victoria Udrea

Cretan olive oil is always the star — praised endlessly, photographed lovingly, bottled proudly, and universally crowned as the island’s “liquid gold.” But quietly, patiently, without fanfare, another treasure has shaped Cretan life for thousands of years: Cretan honey. This is a honey that tastes like a landscape.A honey that carries the memory of mountains, […]

INNSiDE Elounda

INNSiDE Elounda Promises a Different Crete

2025-11-29 By Victoria Udrea

The new INNSiDE Elounda resort opens May 2026, offering luxury accommodation, private pools, wellness activities, and contemporary Greek cuisine in Elounda.

Crime in Crete

Crime in Crete Rethymno Police Event

2025-11-29 By Manuel Santos

Vendettas, knives, guns-in-the-sky weddings, tourists thinking it’s Disneyland… and the academics trying to make sense of this beautiful chaos.

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