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Hersonissos

Coming Up Tomorrow in Avdou – The 8th Festival of Cretan Cuisine

2022-08-06 by Argophilia Travel News

8th Festival of the Cretan Cuisine

The 8th annual Festival Cretan Cuisine comes to Avdou Village Sunday, August 7th. Visitors will get a taste for what makes Crete so special.

Tags: Avdou Village, Cretan cuisine, Crete cuisine, Crete festivals, Crete food, Heraklion, Hersonissos

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

Crete’s Nana Princess Snags TÜV Austria “COVID Shield” Designation

2020-09-03 by Phil Butler

Nana Princess Hotel

Karatzis Group’s “Nana Princess Suites Villas & Spa” has received the designation “COVID Shield” by TÜV AUSTRIA.

Tags: COVID Shield, COVID-19 ceertification, Crete resorts, Greek resorts, Hersonissos, Karatzis Group, Nana Princess Resort, safe hotels, safe resorts, TÜV AUSTRIA

The Magic Secret Beach You Sought: It’s Here on Incredible Crete

2019-08-09 by Phil Butler

Crete has over 1,000 kilometers (650 miles) of coastline and hundreds of epic beaches. There’s a private one waiting for you.

Tags: Amoudara Beach, Balos Lagoon, beach getaways, Chania, Chrissi Island, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Elafonisi Beach, Falasarna, Greece holidays, Hersonissos, Kapsodasos, Loutro, Malia, Marathi Beach, Summer 2019, Xerokampos Beach

July 2019: Sharing Instagram Magic from Heraklion’s 2019 Tourism Season

2019-07-07 by Phil Butler

25th August Street

The 2019 tourism season has finally cranked up on Crete, and Heraklion Instagram shares reveal part of the amazing experiences being had by people from around the world.

Tags: 25th August Street, Agia Pelagia, Around Heraklion, Astoria Hotel, Capsis Elite Resort, Dedalou Street, Heraklion attractions, Hersonissos, Kalypso Cretan Village Resort & Spa, Koules Fortress, Minoan Theater, Nikos Gavalas, Phyllosophies

The Best Crete Club Vibes for 2019

2019-06-08 by Phil Butler

Saxo Bar

Crete is famous for so many things. Here are a few of the most amazing nightclubs and bars on the island.

Tags: Chania bars, Crete bars, Crete beaches, Crete clubs, Crete nightlife, Crete party, Crete resorts, Crete venues, Crete vibes, Fortezza Lighthouse Bar, Heraklion bars, Hersonissos, Ierapetra bars, Mylos Club, New York Beach Club, Platanias clubs, Rethymno bars, Rethymno clubs, Saxo Bar, Saxo Bar Ierapetra

Cretan Chess Tour 2019 Announced at Four Destinations

2018-11-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Chess match

Coming up in 2019, the “Cretan Chess Tour” will feature Crete as an international chess destination. A series of match events will be held in Heraklion, in Hersonissos, at the village of Anogia, and in Agios Nikolaos, according to a press conference from Galaxy Hotel in the island’s capital.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, chess, Cretan Chess Tour, Crete chess, Galaxy Hotel, Heraklion chess, Hersonissos, International chess, Lyttos Beach Hotel

New Crete Five-Star Resort Opens in April

2018-01-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A new five-star hotel and resort is set to open in April at Hersonissos on Crete. The all-new Abaton Island Resort & Spa will offer 152 rooms, 71 of which have private pools. 

Tags: Abaton Island Resort, Crete hotels, Crete resorts, Hersonissos, Hesonissos hotels, Luxury Resorts, new resorts

Instagrams from Crete: Hersonissos 2017

2017-02-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Crete is one of the most picturesque places on Earth. Argophilia Travel News carries tons of news from Greece’s biggest island, but we’ve never explored in depth the wonderful Instagram accounts from the land of the ancient Minoans. Here’s a curative for having overlooked a wonderful resource, a preview of Hersonissos 2017. Hersonissos (or Chersonissos) […]

Tags: Aldemar, Hersonissos, Hersonissos 2017, Hersonissos attractions, Hersonissos Life, Hersonissos Palace, Nana Beach Resort, Star Beach, Think Summer Hersonissos

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