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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

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

Archaeologists Unearth New Discoveries at Zominthos Minoan Palace Site

2020-10-05 by Phil Butler

Zominthos

Archaeologists excavating at the Zominshos Minoan site atop Crete’s Mount Psiloritis, have reported fascinating new finds at the dig.

Tags: crete, lost palaces, Minoan Civilization, Minoan palaces, Minoans, Mt. Ida, neopalatial, old palace period, Psilopritis Mountain, Yannis Sakellarakis, Zominthos, Zominthos Minoan Palace

The Latest Stunning Hashtag #creteisland Instagram Shares

2020-09-21 by Phil Butler

Agia Pelagia Bay

This week the best Instagram shares from Crete include not just locals, Crete businesses, but visitors to the paradise island as well.

Tags: #creteisland, Agia Pelagia, crete, IFBB Bikini Athlete, Janine Lewis, Kedrodasos Beach, Kommos, Kommos Beach, Peninsula Resort & Spa, Samaria Gorge, Tsoutsouros

The Greece Tourism Crisis: First Good, Then Bad, Now Worse

2020-09-16 by Phil Butler

Greece’s drive to promote tourism using the status quo, it is not going to work. Everything put forward from the tourism ministry and the rest of the current administration is about going back and appearing to go forward.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Greece, coronavirus response, COVID-19 measures, crete, Fraport, Greece FDI, Greece SMEs, Greek hotels, Halkidiki, Harry Theoharis, hotel bankruptcy, Ioannis Giorgos, second wave, TUI, TUI Group

Crete Doctor Bids: “Come Tour the Hospital If You Do Not Believe!”

2020-09-08 by Phil Butler

COVID-19 deniers

The director of pediatrics at Crete’s PAGNI Hospital bids protestors to tour the hospital if they do not believe the dangers of COVID-19.

Tags: COVID deniers, crete, Crete doctors, Crete pediatrician, Dr. Eleni Michailidou, Eleni Michailidou, mask protestors, PAGNI, pandemic deniers, Trumpism

England Adds 7 Greek Islands to Travel Quarantine List

2020-09-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Grant Shapps

Travelers to England must now self-isolate for 14 days after arriving on seven of Greece’s island getaways.

Tags: Coronavirus measures, Coronavirus quarantines, crete, england, Lesvos, Mykonos, Serifos, Tinos, Zakynthos

This Week’s Hashtag #creteisland Shares on Instagram

2020-09-06 by Phil Butler

by the pool

A collection of business Instagram shares from fabulous Crete Island, Greece.

Tags: #creteisland, Agia Pelagia, crete, Crete beaches, Crete Greece, Crete photos, Crete vacation, Elafonisi, Hersonissos, Nana Princess Hotel, SeaScape Luxury Residences

Only in Greece: At Sea Somewhere Offshore of Crete

2020-08-31 by Phil Butler

Hellenic Navy

A little flotilla of Cretan fishing boats set said from Myrtos with provisions from home for sailors of the Hellenic Navy.

Tags: crete, Crete territorial waters, Crete waters, Greece navy action, Greece Turkey friction, Hellenic Navy, Ierapetra, Limnos, Limnos Frigate, Myrtos, Turkish navy

Jet2 Adds Hundreds of Flights to Greece, Turkey, and Portugal

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Jet2 has just announced having added over 500 new flights (representing almost 100,000 seats) to Greece, Portugal, and Turkey.

Tags: airlines, crete, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Jet2, Jet2Holidays, Portugal travel, travel deals, Turkey tourism, UK travelers

Domes Resorts Partners With Hotel Investment Partners (HIP)

2020-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Domes of Elounda

Domes Resorts partners with Hotel Investment Partners (HIP) for the management of two of its resorts in Corfu and Zakynthos.

Tags: Corfu, crete, Domes, Domes of Elounda, Domes Resorts, Domes Zeen, George Spanos, Grand Hotel Corfu, HIP, Ledra Hotels, Zante Beach

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 23, 2020

2020-08-27 by Phil Butler

south of crete

August is coming to a close as is a totally failed tourism season on Crete, but the locals show no sign of giving up on paradise.

Tags: Beachcomber, crete, Crete beaches, Crete Instagram, Crete weekends, Ioannis Stillianou, Lyttos Beach Hotel, Savvidakis family, Sofi Savvidaki, Stillianou Wines, wines of Crete

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

An Appeal for Help: Professor Helena Tomas’ Life & Work Must Continue

2020-08-01 by Phil Butler

Dr. Helena Tomas

Dr. Helena Tomas, one of the world’s foremost archaeologists, needs our help with therapy following a catastrophic illness.

Tags: archaeology, Bronze Age, crete, famous archaeologists, GoFundMe, Greek antiquity, helping, illness, Linear A, Minoans, pandemic, Peter Sommer Travels, Professor Helena Tomas, University of Zagreb

Greek Isles Dominate Travel + Leisure Ratings in 2020

2020-07-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mykonos by Seaside

According to a new Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine rating, Greece dominates the list of Top 20 Islands in Europe.

Tags: best islands, Corfu, crete, Dalmatian Islands, European destinations, european islands, Greece, Greek Isles, Milos, Paros Island, Rhodes, Sicily, Travel + Leisure

Greek Airports Welcomed 235 International Flights Wednesday

2020-07-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Agios Nikolaos Crete

Yesterday in Greece, over 230 international flights landed at the country’s airports, including the destinations of Athens and Thessaloniki. Greece has accelerated every effort to recreate a safe and value-oriented touristic product to reboot the Summer 2020 vacation season. According to the news from ANA, 69 of those flights landed at Athens International Airport, 21 […]

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, Antonis Zervos, Athens airport, crete, Greece flights, Greece vacations, Greek holidays, Minister Harry Theoharis, Thessaloniki flights

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

Greece’s Regional Airports Ready for International Travelers

2020-06-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Myrtos Beach

Greece’s 18 regional airports are now prepared to welcome international travelers. According to the news, airports have taken all necessary measures and precautions to protect the health and safety of visitors, staff, and locals.

Tags: crete, Greece, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Karpathos, kos, Mykonos flights, Nikos Hardalias, Rhodes

Ferry Travel to Greek Isles Resumes Today With Strict Rules

2020-05-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Piraeus Port

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

Tags: Aegean islands, COVID-19 Greece, crete, ferry schedules, ferry travel, Greece islands, Greek ferries, Greek Isles

A Crete Businesswoman’s Vision of Proper Touristic Foundations

2020-05-17 by Phil Butler

Kallia Ierapetriti

Kallia “Popi” Ierapetriti’s vision of Crete is right out of a Kazantzakis story. The Cretan businesswoman wants to renovate the island.

Tags: Agios Mironas, crete, Crete homes, Crete hotels, Crete property, Crete Real Estate, Crete staycations, Crete traditions, Crete vacations, Crete villages, Heraklion prefecture, Kallia "Popi" Ierapetriti, Kallia Ierapetriti, traditional Crete, Traditional Houses Agia Myron

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