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Greece’s Regional Airports Ready for International Travelers

Greece's 18 regional airports are now prepared to welcome international travelers. According to the news, airports have taken all necessary…

Ferry Travel to Greek Isles Resumes Today With Strict Rules

Ferry travel to Greece's islands resumed today. Distant islands like Crete were shut off from the mainland during the coronavirus…

A Crete Businesswoman’s Vision of Proper Touristic Foundations

Kallia "Popi" Ierapetriti's vision of Crete is right out of a Kazantzakis story. The Cretan businesswoman wants to renovate the…

Greece Anticipates Brit and German Tourists for Summer of 2020

Greece's Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis is courting German and British tourists to help rescue Summer 2020.

Heatwave Hits This Week for Crete and Southern Greece

Get ready, this week Greece and most of southern Europe expect the first summer heatwave to arrive via warm air…

Crete Beaches Revert to Eden With Tourists Away in May

Crete's beaches are all but empty now. The pandemic has kept tourists away. Now, wonders of the world revert to…

Somewhere Over Kissamos

A night sky UHD timelapse "Above Kissamos" film by The MultiMaker on May 1st brings to mind the eternal gift…

Region of Crete and “Diazoma” To Cooperate for Upgrading Minoan Palaces

The Region of Crete and the association "Diazoma" have just signed a memorandum of cooperation for promoting and upgrading the…

TUI Pushing Hard for Early Tourism Invasion of Greece

This week in Greece, citizens are emerging from a weeks long lockdown. Meanwhile, TUI and other big travel businesses push…

Santorini Should Be Jealous of Saturday’s Crete Sunset

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

Heraklion Anticipates Brighter Days As the Lockdown Lifted

On Monday, in accordance with regulations put in place by Greek authorities in Athens, many of the restrictions put in…

From Crete Island: An Indespensible Pandemic Lesson

Lessons from Crete during the time of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Traditional values, steadfastness, and duty should rule all our…

Moderate Earthquake Hits This Morning Near Sitia on Crete

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled the far-east of Crete Island this morning. The center of the tremor was 8 km…

Is Greece’s Tourism Future Drowning in a COVID-19 Tsunami?

Here's a story of brilliant Greek swimmers caught in a brutal coronavirus pandemic's undertow. It's to wake up and witness…

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism and Google Launch #greecefromhome

The Greek Tourism Ministry, in cooperation with Google, has launched the greecefromhome.com (#greecefromhome) site.

Cretan Spring Arrives: Instagram Reminds of a Post COVID-19 Paradise

With Crete in lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, it's a time to appreciate the paradise island we live on. Instagram…

Louis Hotels Adds Five-star Platanias Property to Crete Portfolio

Louis Hotels has added the five-star Asterion Suites & Spa at Platanias to its portfolio of properties on Crete.

Crete to Serve as Backdrop for Massive Skoda Octavia Media Campaign

Crete is to be the backdrop for a huge visibility campaign for the all-new Skoda Octavia campaign starting in mid-March,…

The Last Priest of Poseidon

For Plato the island of Atlantis was Poseidon's domain. Here on Crete the gods are still at play.

A Trio of Earthquakes Hit Off Crete Island’s East Coast

A trio of Earthquakes shook Crete island early this morning. According to the reports, a 4.0 magnitude event offshore of…