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President Putin Pays Visit to Kazan Sports Tourism Venues

2013-03-20 by Phil Butler

Putin Visiting the Water Sports Palace

Yesterday Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin inspected preparations for the XXVII Summer World University Games to come to the Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan. According to news from the president’s office, Kazan Arena and the Water Sports Palace there will soon become the latest focal points of a Russian surge to regain a sort of sports dominance.

Tags: FIFA 2018, Kazan Arena, Kazan travel, Russia boom, Russia construction, Russia tourism, Sochi, sports tourism, Tatarstan, Vladimir Putin

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UNESCO Listens—At Last: The Minoan Flame of Crete Burns Eternal

2025-07-13 By Mihaela Lica Butler

After years of paperwork and polite nudges, UNESCO finally took notice. Six palaces from Crete’s Minoan era have earned their spots on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These aren’t your average stone piles. We’re talking about Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos, and Kydonia. Each palace tells a different chapter of Minoan civilization, painting a vivid […]

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2025-07-13 By Phil Butler

They would build a radar on the bones of Minos himself if it secured another defense contract. That is the unbearable truth behind the Central Archaeological Council’s recent decision to allow military hardware to rise less than thirty meters from one of the rarest Minoan architectural discoveries ever uncovered. Papoura Hill, a 700-meter-high geological sentinel […]

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2025-07-12 By Iorgos Pappas

Cretan cockroaches are driving tourists to distraction, especially during Crete’s neglected summer months.

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Major tourism groups on Crete strongly oppose plans for migrant reception facilities, warning government officials about the risks to the island’s image and economy.

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