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Ryanair Launches New Athens to Heraklion Route

2018-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Ryanair launched a new Athens to Heraklion route which will commence on 15 June 2018 with a 4-weekly service. This new route offers Greek consumers even more choice and is on sale now from the Ryanair.com website.

Tags: Athens departures, Athens flights, crete, Crete flights, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Heraklion flights, Heraklion trips, Hotels in Greece, Ryanair, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Variety Cruises Offers Mega Yacht Experience Include Greek Isles

2018-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Variety Cruises' Galileo

Variety Cruises, named one of the top ten best boutique cruise lines by USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Awards, is offering newlyweds the chance to experience a small ship cruise with a special Honeymooners Package.

Tags: cruise Greece, greece cruises, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, honeymoon cruises, Honeymooners Package, island cruises, Variety Cruises

Galaxy Hotel in Heraklion Begins PURE Wellness Rooms Program

2018-03-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Galaxy Hotel

Galaxy Hotel Iraklio has become the first hotel in Greece to offer the PURE Wellness Rooms program. The program is based on unique air and surface cleaning technology that transforms the hotel rooms into relaxation and comfort areas.

Tags: Galaxy Hotel, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, PURE Wellness Rooms, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Scientists Unravel the Secrets of the Phaistos Disc

2018-02-07 by Phil Butler

Phaestos Disc

The mystery of the Phaistos Disk has been “solved by 99 percent” according to linguist and archaeologist Gareth Owens.The Disc is one of the most controversial inscriptions in the history of mankind.

Tags: crete, Gareth Owens, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Linear A, Minoans, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Phaestos, Phaestos disc, Phaestos Palace, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Wondrous Echoes In the Aegean: The Colossus of Rhodes

2018-02-05 by Phil Butler

the Colossus of Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A magnificent  bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, it was constructed to celebrate Rhodes’ victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, whose son unsuccessfully besieged Rhodes in 305 BC.

Tags: Aegean, Colossus, Colossus of Rhodes, Greece, Greek Islands, Lysippus, Rhodes, Rhodes history, Rhodes travel, Visit Greece

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