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Karteros Beach

Two New Crete Wellness Retreats for 2023

2023-03-03 by Phil Butler

Acro Suites Agia Pelagia

Acro Suites and Pnoé Breathing Life are two luxurious Crete wellness retreats opening for the 2023 summer season.

Tags: 5-Star wellness, Acro Suites, Agia Pelagia Beach, Amnisos Beach, beach hotels, Crete hotels, Crete wellness, Heraklion hotels, Heraklion resorts, Karteros Beach, Karteros Sports Complex, Mononaftis Bay, Pnoé Breathing Life, wellness retreats

Crete’s Finest Athletes End Tribute to Olympic Days at Karteros Beach

2022-07-18 by Phil Butler

Lefteris Avgenakis

“Sports, from dream to feat,” a three-day sports celebration, culminated at the National Coastal Sports Facilities in Karteros Beach.

Tags: beach sports, crete, Crete sports, Dimitra-Eleni Pantechaki, Dr. Antonios Avgerinos, George Kapellakis, Heraklion, Karteros Beach, Karteros Beach Sports Center, Karteros Beach Sports Complex, Michalis Kalarakis, ministry of sport, National Sports Center of Heraklion, Olympic Day, Paralympics, Spyros Kapralos

Greece Tourism Minister in Heraklion Discussing Season So Far

2022-07-14 by Phil Butler

Greece's Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias

Greece Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias praised Heraklion as a fine example of cooperation between tourism operators and local authorities.

Tags: alternative tourism, Crete tourism, farm to table, gastronomy, Greece 2022, Heraklion, Heraklion Mayor, IHF Beach Handball, Karteros Beach, Karteros Beach Sports Complex, Mayor Vassilis Labrinos, Organic farming, Panagiotis Magganas, Peskesi, tourism 2022, Tourism Ministry, Vassilis Kikilias

This Week at the Karteros Beach Sports Center – Olympic Days 2022

2022-07-13 by Phil Butler

Beach volleyball

Coming up July 15-17, the festival Olympic Days 2022 will see top athletes, coaches, and beach sports enthusiasts gather at Karteros.

Tags: Argiro Milaki, crete, Crete sports, Giorgos Kapellakis, Greece, Heraklion events, Heraklion sports, Karteros Beach, Karteros Beach Sports Center, Karteros events, Lefteris Αυγενάκης, Maria Genitsaridis, Spyros Kapralos

IHF Beach Handball Championships Semi-Finals Action

2022-06-25 by Phil Butler

Lucian Bura

The IHF Beach Handball World Championships continue today with quarter-final, and semi-final matchups at Karteros Beach in Crete.

Tags: beach handball, Christine Mansour, crete, Crete beaches, Greece, IHF 2022, IHF Beach Handball, IHF Beach Handball World Championships, IHF World Championships, International Handball Federation, Karteros Beach, Lucian Bura

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