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December 4th the 20th Annual “Minoan Feat” Long Distance Races Start

2022-12-03 by Phil Butler

Association of marathon runners, Crete-IKAROS

December 4th, the Region of Crete hosts the 20th “Minoan Feat” long-distance footrace from Phaistos to the Minoan Palace of Knossos. 

Tags: Crete atheletics, Crete in Winter, Crete sports, cross-country, cycling, cycling events, Faistos, Greece events, Knossos Palace, long distance races, Marathons, Minoan Feat, Phaistos, running

Coming August 21st – Greek Lighthouses Open to the Public

2022-08-10 by Phil Butler

Cape Korakas, Paros island

Coming up on International Lighthouse Day, 28 of Greece’s lighthouses will be open to the public in celebration. 

Tags: Greece, Greece attractions, Greece events, Greece lighthouses, Greece maritime, Greece tourism, Greek Islands, International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, Lighthouse Week

IHF Beach Handball Championships Continue at Karteros in Heraklion

2022-06-18 by Phil Butler

IHF 2022 Beach Handball World Championships

Today, the knockout round in the Youth division features the quarter-finals and the semi-finals leading to tomorrow’s championship match.

Tags: crete, Crete events, Greece events, Greece2022, handball, Heraklion, Heraklion events, IHF, IHF 2022, IHF Beach Handball, IHF Beach Handball World Championships, IHF Crete, IHF World Championships, Karteros, Karteros Beach, Sports on Crete, What's On In Heraklion

Crete Aftershocks Continue In the Wake of 6+ Magnitude Events

2021-10-15 by Phil Butler

Crete Island

More aftershocks hit offshore of Crete in the wake of two magnitude 6.0 plus seismic events that struck the island in the past weeks.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, Crete earthquakes, earthquake swarm, Greece events, Palekastro quake, seismology, subduction fault, Subduction plates, Zakros quake

Coming Up This Month The Serifos Sunset Race 2021

2021-09-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Serifos Sunset Race

September 24-26, the Serifos Sunset Race will be held with the cooperation of the South Aegean Region and the Municipality of Serifos.

Tags: Chora, Chora events, Cyclades events, Greece events, Greece races, Municipality of Serifos, Serifos, Serifos Island, Serifos Sunset Race, South Aegean Region a

Stelios Rokkos – Melina Aslanidou “Live Your Life” Tour Comes to Crete

2021-07-23 by Phil Butler

Stelios Rokkos - Melina Aslanidou | Summer tour

Coming to Heraklion’s Pancretan Stadium August 21st, Stelios Rokkos and Melina Aslanidou will perform in a special concert “Live your life.”

Tags: concerts, Crete concerts, Greece artists, Greece events, Greece vocalists, Greek singers, Heraklion concerts, Live your life, Live your life concert, Melina Aslanidou, Stelios Rokkos, Summer 2021

Culture Minister Lina Mendoni – “We don’t want a summer without culture”

2020-05-26 by Delia Gavrilescu

Culture Minister Lina Mendoni

Greece’s Ministry of Culture is determined to reboot contemporary culture at heritage sites across the country.

Tags: Athens events, cultural events, Culture Minister, culture programs, Greece culture, Greece destinations, Greece events, Greece museums, Greece programs, Greek archaeology, Lina Mendoni

Greece’s March 25th Parades Cancelled Due to COVID-19

2020-03-13 by Delia Gavrilescu

Greek Independence Day

Greek regional governors and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have decided to cancel the parades for the March 25 holiday.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, Greece annoucements, Greece events, Greece festivals, Greece parades, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, March 25 Parade, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

GNTO Promotes Greek Isles Through Open Water Sports Tourism Events

2020-03-11 by Phil Butler

Aegean 600

The GNTO has announced its support to three major water sports competitions to take place in the summer of 2020.

Tags: 2020 Skyllias & Hydna Authentic Marathon Swim, Aegean 600, Agathonissi, Angela Gerekou, GNTO, Greece events, Greece tourism ministry, Greece water sports, Karpathos, Kassos, kos, Milos, Odyssey Open Water, Patmos, Rhodes, sailing, Santorini, sports tourism, water sports, water sports competitions, yacthing

Posidonia 2020 Could Be Biggest Ever Maritime Meetup

2020-02-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Posidonia 2020

The 2020 Posidonia exhibition is on course to see record numbers of exhibitors and visitors this summer, serving the Greek shipping industry.

Tags: climate change, Greece events, Greek shipping, HELMEPA, Maritime conferences, maritime events, Posidonia 2020, Posidonia Games, Posidonia Golf Tournament, sustainability

Kathryn Hunter to Portray Prometheus at Ancient Theater of Epidaurus

2019-07-27 by Delia Gavrilescu

Prometheus Bound

Kathryn Hunter, will portray Prometheus in the upcoming Stavros Tsakiris production of Aeschylus’ “Prometheus Bound.”

Tags: Ancient Theater of Epidaurus, Athens events, drama, Greece events, Greek drama, Greek plays, Greek theater, Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Prometheus Bound, Stavros Tsakiris, theater

Amazing Cycladic Antiquities Exhibition Hits Greek Isles This Summer

2019-07-09 by Delia Gavrilescu

Museum of Marble Crafts

An extensive and extremely fascinating series of exhibitions have been organized on the Cyclades islands this summer by the Cyclades Ephorate of Antiquities.

Tags: archaeology, Colin Renfrew, Cycladic Antiquities, Cycladic art, Dimitris Athanasoulis, exhibitions, Greece events, Look Opposite Exhibition, Marbles, Tomb of Agia Thekla

The Santorini Experience 2018 in Pictures

2018-10-14 by Delia Gavrilescu

Santorini Experience

The much talked about ”Santorini Experience 2018” competition of running and swimming finished off last week on the magnificent Greek island. Competitors and spectators from around the world enjoyed a stellar three day festival of sport and touristic magic. Argo would like to share the magic with you with stunning video and Instagram from Santorini.

Tags: 10k, 5k, Greece athletics, Greece events, Santorini, Santorini events, Santorini Experience, Santorini hotels, Swimming

First Ever SwimRunHydra Runs November 16 Thru 18

2018-10-09 by Laura Kohlenberger

The first-ever SwimRunHydra will be held from 16 to 18 November on the popular island of Hydra. The event is part of the TRIMORE Multisports TOUR and is co-organised by the Municipality of Hydra and Sailing Club of Hydra.

Tags: Greece events, Hydra, race, running, Sailing Club of Hydra, SwimRunHydra, TRIMORE

Russian Marathoner Wins 9th Psiloritis Race

2018-06-16 by Laura Kohlenberger

Dmitrii Usharov

A Siberian runner bests a  throng of competitors to reach the summit (2,456 meters) of Crete’s tallest peak, Psilopritis Mountain (Mt. Ida). In a race event spanning two days, runners from 20 nations competed in a variety of events in celebration of Crete, Minoan, and Greek traditions. The call to “Run in the footsteps of Zeus” was answered by Russian Dmitrii Usharov and many others at the 9th annual Psiloritis Race on Crete. 

Tags: Augustino Paschalidis, Crete culture, Crete events, Crete races, Greece events, Greek races, Manoulis Loukakis, Minoan legends, Minoan rites, Mt. Ida, Psilopritis Mountain, Psiloritis Race, racing, road racing, running, World's Marathons

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