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Heraklion restaurants

Farewell Lovefoodish: Crete Will Miss Your Bright Smile Til Next Time

2021-10-09 by Phil Butler

Marina Lovefoodish

Our sweet friend Marina (Lovefoodish) has left Incredible Crete for her home in Switzerland. Farewell dear friend.

Tags: Achlada - Mourtzanakis Residence, Agios Nikolaos, Alexandra Manousaki, Anna Karfaki, Balos Lagoon, crete, Crete food, Crete foodie, Crumb Healthy Living, Elafonisi Beach, Gavalas Crete Wines, Gavalas wines, Giannis Stilianou, Heraklion restaurants, Koutsounari Traditional Cottages, Mourtzanakis Residence, Oia, Oia hotels, Peskesi Restaurant, Rebecca Sevaki, Santorini, Spinalounga Island, Taverna Mitato, think tank, Winery Stilianou

Ntoré Gastronomy & WINE-Store to Host Unique Heraklion Event

2020-01-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Ntoré Gastronomy

Coming up next week in Heraklion, Ntoré Gastronomy and WINE-STORE are hosting a unique wine sampling event Thursday, January 30th.

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A Story of the sMALL gODS of Crete Island

2019-06-02 by Phil Butler

Anna Karfaki Family

A story of the people of Crete, small gods every one, and a Taverna owner whose love shines through her business.

Tags: Amoudara Beach, Amoudara taverns, Anna Karfaki, Crete cuisine, Crete food, Crete restaurants, Crete tavernas, Crete taverns, Heraklion restaurants, Heraklion taverns, Minoan gods, Oracle of Amoudara, Small gods of Crete, Taverna Mitato

Peskesi Restaurant Could Be Crete’s Best?

2017-09-27 by Phil Butler

Pesskesi

Don’t you just hate it when friends recommend a restaurant and the food and/or service turns out to be horrible? How about the feeling when those recommendations turn out to be spot on, how does that work for you? Well, a Facebook recommendations test we did the other day sent us to Peskesi Restaurant, which nearly […]

Tags: best restaurants, Cretan cuisine, Cretan diet, Cretan food, crete, Crete restaurants, Heraklion restaurants, Kreokakavos, Peskesi, Peskesi Restaurant, staka cheese

Perfect Crete, Perfect Saganaki, and a 626 All Day Hamburger Surprise

2017-08-29 by Phil Butler

grilled perfection

Last week we dined at a number of wonderful restaurants here on Crete, our first breakfast experience after arriving was a sampling of the morning fare at 626 All Day Lounge & City Garden convinced us the chef there truly knows his business.

Tags: 626 All Day, burgers of Europe, Crete dining, Crete food, Crete restaurants, Europe restaurants, great burgers, Heraklion dining, Heraklion food, Heraklion hotels, Heraklion restaurants, Heraklon city, hotel restaurants, Olive Green, Olive Green Hotel, Saganaki

Brillant Restaurant welcomes Crete off season crowds

2014-10-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Brillant Restaurant at Lato Boutique Hotel in Heraklion

The season change on Crete represents a rather dramatic shift for local businesses and the general public there. What was a spinning, buzzing summer spectacle of touristic beach-going, becomes in the cooler months one of the most laid back vacation destinations on Earth. This November the notoriusly friendly folks at Lato Boutique Hotel reopen gourmet restaurant Brillant with a new and interesting gastronomy concept.

Tags: Crete restaurants, Heraklion, Heraklion restaurants, Koules Fortress, Lato Boutique Hotel, Zinonas Christofidis

Six Unforgettable Crete Restaurants

2014-05-20 by Phil Butler

Akrogiali Fish Tavern

Crete offers a diverse culinary trip for travelers, even though the island’s traditional cuisine is the marque attraction for foodies. While the Mediterranean diet is well known and as healthy as advertised, the Cretan take on healthy eating is actually the oldest and most time honored. Ancient as this cooking tradition is though, fine eateries around the island offer unique twists on age old recipes. Here’s a sampling of superb restaurants of a kind.

Tags: Avli, Billant, Crete food, Crete restaurants, fine restaurants, Goules Tavern, gourmet restaurants, Heraklion restaurants, Herb's Garden, Lato Boutique, Lefteris Karatarakis, Prima Plora, Rethymno restaurants, Taverna Goules, Zinonas Christofidis

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Chora Sfakion Port Gets Rockfall Protection in Major Safety Project

2026-09-18 By Iorgos Pappas

Rockfall protection works at Chora Sfakion port are nearing completion, with handover expected in December 2026. Irrigation and water storage projects are also being examined.

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International Sculptors Will Turn Marble Into Art in a Cretan Village

2026-09-18 By Victoria Udrea

Visit Venerato near Heraklion from September 21 to October 11 to watch sculptors from China, Cuba and Greece create five marble works, free to the public.

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Heraklion Funds Two Electric Minibuses for Disability Transport

2026-09-18 By Iorgos Pappas

Heraklion will receive €241,600 in Crete 2021-2027 funding for two electric minibuses equipped to transport people with disabilities and wheelchairs.

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2026-09-18 By Arthur Butler

Package holidays can help provide structure, but only when they connect visitors to the destination beyond the resort gate.

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2026-09-14 By Manuel Santos

A 76-year-old French woman died after being found unconscious in the sea at Kalathas Beach in Chania. Authorities are investigating the circumstances.

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