The ten best places to get the Crete experience you are in search of from traditional stays to five-star amazement.
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Koutsounari Traditional Cottages: A Tripadvisor Traveler’s Choice Gem
One of southern Crete’s most enchanting stays, Koutsounari Traditional Cottages was just named a 2021 Travelers Choice Award winner.
Crete Region Gives “Green Light” for Dive Park Ierapetra
A committee on the environment from the Region of Crete has just unanimously approved a project for the creation of Dive Park Ierapetra.
February On Crete: Unexpected Chill Season Bliss From Paradise
A series of Instagram shares that reflects an unexpected aspect of Crete travel value. Winter on Greece’s biggest island is magic too.
Winter in Crete Via the Most Amazing Instagram Shares
Crete in winter is a natural wonderland of beauty, and solitude like nowhere else on Earth. Here’s a selection of shares to tantalize you.
Only in Greece: At Sea Somewhere Offshore of Crete
A little flotilla of Cretan fishing boats set said from Myrtos with provisions from home for sailors of the Hellenic Navy.
What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 9, 2020
An update of what’s happening on Crete island over the weekends. August 9th saw locals at their usual haunts.
What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 2, 2020
A few Crete experiences from locals for the first week of August, 2020. Crete without a million tourists is an even more beautiful paradise.
Santorini Should Be Jealous of Saturday’s Crete Sunset
A Crete sunset symbolizes what Cretans hope will be the end of a pandemic, and a new beginning.
Moderate Earthquake Hits This Morning Near Sitia on Crete
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled the far-east of Crete Island this morning. The center of the tremor was 8 km east of the port city of Sitia.
Crete’s Ancient Sunken City of Olus Gives Up More Secrets
Underwater excavations off Crete island are revealing more facts about the sunken city of Olous, off Elounda.
The 4th Annual Ierapetra Tourism Festival Kicks Off
The Municipality of Ierapetra, the Regional Unit of Lasithi, and the Region of Crete launched the 4th Annual Ierapetra Tourism Festival.
Five Stunning Video Introductions to the Greece Few Know
Here are 5 amazing areas of Greece not many visitors have explored. From Kefalonia to Chrisi Island, Greece is still a wonder destination.
Searching Instagram for the Glow of Crete’s Ierapetra
I thought to share some of the best images with Argo readers, but first a little bit about marvelous Ierapetra.
Sustainable Tourism the Cretan Way: An Interview With Ioanna Madala
Ioanna Madala is the manager at
Koutsounari Traditional Cottages in the South of Crete. What follows is a bit of history along with a promise for the future of Cretan hospitality.