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Crete Riding Academy Welcomes the Palestine Equestrian Club

2022-07-26 by Phil Butler

Khaled Al-Afrangi

The Palestine Equestrian Club visits the Crete Riding Academy, and Europe for the first time ever. Could this be a template for alt-tourism?

Tags: alternative tourism, Crete events, Crete sports, Equestrian, Equine Assisted Therapy, FEI World Equestrian Games, horseback riding, Karteros Beach Sports Center, Karteros Beach Sports Complex, Lefteris Avgenakis, Marianna Grammatikaki, Michalis Kalarakis a, Palestine Equestrian Club, Paralympics, Qalandiya, Stavros Arnautaki, Vassilis Kikilias

Riding Academy of Crete Riders Head to FEI World Equestrian Games

2022-07-16 by Phil Butler

Michalis Kalarakis

Two Greek equestrian athletes from the Riding Academy of Crete ride toward the 2024 Para Olympics in Paris.

Tags: 2024 Summer Paralympics, Crete horses, Dimitra Eleni Pantekhaki, disabled athletes, dressage, EFI, Equestrian, Greece riding, Greek Equestrian Federation, Greek equestrians, Greek riders, horseback riding, horsemanship, Karteros, Karteros stables, Marianna Grammatikaki, Michalis Kalarakis, Para Olympic Games, Para-Dressage, paradressage, Riding Academy of Crete, World Championships

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Chania Opens Temporary Parking Lot Expected to Outlive Several Municipal Terms

2026-06-16 By Iorgos Pappas

In a brilliant display of modern urban planning, the Chania Municipal Council descended into verbal warfare on Monday over a €4.5 million plot of land in Nea Chora that has successfully evolved from a promised urban oasis into a giant, melting sheet of blacktop. The confrontation pitted Mayor Panagiotis Simandirakis against opposition leader Katerina Manimanaki, […]

Major Tourism Development Receives Green Light in Georgioupolis

2026-06-16 By Phil Butler

One of the largest tourism investments currently planned for western Crete has received the necessary approvals to move forward in the municipality of Apokoronas, signaling another significant chapter in the continuing transformation of the Chania region. The project, backed by the Tsiledakis Group, involves the development of a large-scale hospitality complex combining luxury accommodations, tourism […]

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Heraklion Airport Medical Clinic Severely Understaffed Despite Tourist Records

2026-06-16 By Manuel Santos

Single Night-Shift Doctor Appointed Supreme Protector of 2.2 Million Travelers In a stunning victory for cost-efficient corporate capitalism, local authorities confirmed Tuesday that the safety of tens of thousands of daily passengers at Heraklion Airport rests squarely on the shoulders of one medical practitioner working the night shift without a nurse. While the central government […]

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Samaria Gorge Closure Sparks Outrage from Cretan Mountain Guides

2026-06-16 By Manuel Santos

The Cretan Mountain Guides Association protests the unjustified June 14 closure of Samaria National Park, criticizing remote decision-making by OFYPEKA.

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Crete’s Most Tourist-Filled Municipality Discovers Lifeguards Are Rarer Than Mermaids

2026-06-16 By Manuel Santos

After a lengthy struggle to find lifeguards and untangle conflicting regulations, Hersonissos Municipality has finally secured beach coverage for summer 2026, proving that locating lifeguards may be harder than rescuing swimmers.

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