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Destination Platanias – Adventure Central on Crete’s North Shore

2022-08-28 by Phil Butler

Platanias, Crete

Trip suggestions for people headed to Chania. Stay in Platanias at the best digs near quaint shops, best restaurants, and great attractions.

Tags: Agioi Theodoroi, Alexandra Manousakis, Balos Lagoon, boat trips, Chania, Chania town, Christos Pontikakis, Falasarna Beach, Kissamos, Maousakis Winery, Old Chania, Olive Tree Restaurant, Platanias, Platanias attractions, Rock Houses Luxurious Traditional Cretan Villas, Seaking Adventures, Theodorou Island, Vasiliki Apartments

July 25 to August 25th: “Illuminating Tomorrow” and the Rokka Celebrations

2022-07-22 by Phil Butler

Rokka Festival 2022

Beginning July 25th and running through August 12th, the 2022 Rokka Festival promises to be the most colorful ever. 

Tags: arts festivals, Chania, Chania Prefecture, Cretan arts, Crete festivals, Crete summer, Crete workshops, Kissamos, light show, Rokka, Rokka Festival, Shizuka Hariu, Summer Crete, traditional festivals

Kissamos Municipality Begins Arkalochori Aid Drive Today

2021-10-01 by Phil Butler

Arkalochori Quake

In the wake of the earthquakes at Arkalochori in Heraklion Prefecture, the Municipality of Kissamos has begun an aid drive.

Tags: Arkalochori, Arkalochori aid, Arkalochori victims, crete, Crete aid, Crete emergency response, Crete towns, Heraklion earthquake, Holy Diocese of Kissamo, Kissamos, Kissamos Mayor

Balos Lagoon: A Guide to Crete’s Most Photographed Beach

2021-06-23 by Phil Butler

Balos Lagoon

Balos Lagoon is the most recognizable and photographed in Crete, if not Greece overall. Here’s a little more info on this natural wonder.

Tags: Balos Beach, Balos Lagoon, Cape Gramvousa, Cape Tigani, crete, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete gems, Gramvousa, Greek beaches, Kaliviani, Kissamos, Lady Diana, Lady Dianna, Platyskinos, Prince Charles, Princess Diana

7 Instagram Shares To Make You Fly to Crete in 2021

2021-04-29 by Phil Butler

Crete shores

Seven reasons you simply must fly to Crete in 2021. Stunning beaches, amazing valleys, Garden of Eden gorges, and unequalled variety await.

Tags: Amari Valley, Aravanes, Aravanes Traditional Tavern, Balos Lagoon, El Greco, Fodele, Fodele Beach Resort, Kato Zakros, Kissamos, Milatos Crete, Paragliding Crete Power FLY, Santorinios Gorge, Sougia, Zakros Palace

EasyJet Delivers Chania’s First Tourists of 2021 Season

2021-03-29 by Delia Gavrilescu

Direct flights from Liverpool to Estonia by Easyjet are pushing up visitors numbers

A flight carrying some cast and crew of a German gat reality show landed in Chania’s ”Ioannis Daskalogiannis” airport over the weekend.

Tags: Brandenburg, Chania, Chania hotels, Chania tourists, Chania visitors, EasyJet, EasyJet Holidays, German tourists, Kissamos

Look Here – Then Fly to Crete – Maybe for Forever

2021-02-05 by Phil Butler

Crete is one of those places most travelers never want to leave once they visit. Here’s some reasons why.

Tags: Amari Valley, Anna Bastakis, Aravanes, Aravanes Traditional Tavern, Balos Lagoon, Charlotte Sancho, Explore Crete, Holiways, Kissamos, Manos Papadomanolakis, Minoan Theater, Perfect Chania, Platanias, Vasiliki Apartments

Greece Offers Tax Breaks to International Remote Working Professionals

2021-01-19 by Delia Gavrilescu

Kissamos taverna

Greece set to lure international professionals to work remotely with tax breaks that could reverse the brain drain the country suffers of.

Tags: brain drain, COVID-19 Greece, crete, Greece, Greece immigration, Greece incentives, Kissamos, Working in Greece

Fit in Crete Scheduled Excursions August 16th Through 22nd

2020-08-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Kayaking off Falasarna Beach

Fit in Crete has scheduled cool e-bike rides in the mountains, lots of swimming & kayaking, and cave explorations for August 16th-22nd.

Tags: Crete adventures, Crete diving, Crete experiences, Crete shipwrecks, Crete snorkel, Crete tours, Falasarna, Fit in Crete, kayaking Crete, Kissamos

Explore West Crete With Fit in Crete August 8 – 15th

2020-08-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Fit in Crete

Coming up from the great adventurers at Fit in Crete, August 8th through 15th watersports and exploration are in order.

Tags: Chania, Crete adventures, dive Crete, Falasarna, Fit in Crete, kayak Crete, Kissamos, Snorkel Crete, wreck dive, wrecks

Kayak Crete’s West Coast With Fit in Crete August 6th

2020-08-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Kayaking off Falasarna

Coming up August 6th, adventurers who want to explore the west of Crete island by sea-kayak can have the experience of a lifetime.

Tags: Crete adventures, Crete kayaking, Crete tours, Fit in Crete, Kayaking, Kissamos, Sea Kayaks, Snorkel Crete, snorkeling, West Crete

Crete Adventures This Week: Snorkel the WWII Shipwreck Off Falasarna

2020-07-10 by Argophilia Travel News

WW II Shipwreck

Coming up tomorrow off Falasarna in the far west of Crete, a special underwater exploration of a World War II sunken vessel.

Tags: Crete dives, Falasarna, Falasarna Beach, Fit in Crete, Kissamos, snorkeling

Somewhere Over Kissamos

2020-05-11 by Phil Butler

Kissamos

A night sky UHD timelapse “Above Kissamos” film by The MultiMaker on May 1st brings to mind the eternal gift of the universe seen from Crete.

Tags: astronomy, crete, Crete islands, Elon Musk, Kissamos, Kissamos sky, Minoans, movies, night sky, Polyrrhenia, satellites, SpaceX, Starlink, Starlink satellites, stars

Santorini Should Be Jealous of Saturday’s Crete Sunset

2020-05-03 by Phil Butler

Alison Hatzidakis

A Crete sunset symbolizes what Cretans hope will be the end of a pandemic, and a new beginning.

Tags: alfakapa__, Chania, Coronavirus, Cretan photographers, crete, Crete Instagram, Crete photography, Giorgos Trivizadakis, Greece, Heraklion, Heraklion sunset, Ierapetra, instagram, Instagram sunsets, instakissamos, Kissamos, lockdown, Manos Garefalakis, Platanias, Rethymno, v3silik7

Fortress of Koules – Aptera: Opened to the Public This Sunday

2019-10-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Aptera Koules

This coming Sunday is the last time this year that people can take in Fortress of Koules – Aptera. Opening hours are from 11.00 – 14.00.

Tags: Chania, Chania Prefecture, Crete attractions, Crete forts, Forts, Kissamos, Kissamos attractions, Ottoman Fortress, Ottoman Fortress Koules

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