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The Knossos Research Centre Summer Lectures 2022 Schedule

2022-06-06 by Phil Butler

Knossos Research Centre

A series of Summer lectures beginning this month at Crete’s Knossos Research Center begins this month, discussing facets of Hellenic history.

Tags: Amanda Kelly, British School at Athens, crete, Dr. Kleanthis Sidiropoulos, Greece, Greece tourism, Keftiu, Knossos, Knossos Curator, Knossos Palace, Kostis Christakis, Minoans, Valasia Isaakidou

Drive to Save University of Sheffield Archaeology Goes Viral

2021-05-22 by Phil Butler

Stonehenge

News the University of Sheffield may close down its archaeology school has shocked archaeologists and students worldwide.

Tags: Aegean culture, archaeology, Crete archaeology, Dr. Mike Parker Pearson, Jan Driessen, Knossos, Kostis Christakis, Mike Parker Pearson, Sheffield Archaeology, Stonehenge, UK archaeology, University of Sheffield

Return to Margarites and Keramion On a Quest for Simple Perfection

2021-05-20 by Phil Butler

Giorgis Delamvelas

Our search for Minoan ceramic perfection takes us back to Margarites Village and the amazing workshop Keramion.

Tags: ceramics, crete, Crete olive oil, Crete pottery, Crete products, Galatas Palace, Giorgis Delamvelas, Keftiu, Keftiu Magazine, Keramion, Kostis Christakis, Margarites Village, Mariniki Delamvelas, Minnoan art, Minoan art, Minoan ceramics, Minoan pottery, pottery classes, pottery techniques

Blood of God: The Legacy of the Golden Cretan Son

2020-12-10 by Phil Butler

Stelios Kanakis

A man in Crete has a dream, to revive an ancient culture of excellence and grow a new extra virgin olive oil legacy.

Tags: Crete Agriculture, Crete agrotourism, EVOO, Galatas, Galatas Palace, Galatas Pediada, Galatas village, Giorgos Rethemiotakis, Heraklion prefecture, Knossos, Kostis Christakis, liquid gold, Minoan rituals, Minoan seals, olive growers, olive oil school, Olive Oil University Crete, olive tree, Sacred Rituals, Stelios Kanakis, virgin olive oil

A Workable Vision of Minoan Greatness Reborn on Crete Island

2020-10-18 by Phil Butler

Galatas River Valley

I woke this morning with the afterglow of an unknown face burned into my cerebral cortex. Stirred from a lucid dream by the rare sound of barking by my Cretan Hound Mojito, I tried hard to recall the vivid imagery of dreamy fantasy. In the dream, a man dressed scantily in typical Minoan fashion stood […]

Tags: agriculture, agrotourism, Cretan olive oil, crete, Crete archaeology, Crete gastronomy, Crete Region, culinary tourism, EU, Galatas Palace, Galatas temple, Galatas village, George Rethemiotakis, Greece industries, Green tourism, green travel, Heraklion prefecture, Kostis Christakis, Minaon Civilization, Minas Liapakis, olive oil industry, olive oil standards, Stelios Kanakis, world olive oils

Was the End of the Minoans the Will of the Gods?

2020-09-10 by Phil Butler

Poseidon

Were the Minoans the people Plato referred to as Atlanteans? What really happened to this bright Bronze Age civilization?

Tags: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, antiquity, Athanasia Kanta, Athena, Atlantis, Bronze Age, Bronze Age Crete, Crete tsunami, Dia Island, Evi Nomikou, Greek legends, J.D.S. Pendlebury, Jacques Cousteau, Jan Driessen, Kostis Christakis, legends, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Neita, oceanography, Plato, Santorini, Spyridon Marinatos, Sterling Dow, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera explosion, Thera tsunami, Volcanoes

Crete’s Stunning New Archaeological Museum of Mesara Opens

2020-01-26 by Phil Butler

Diamantis Panagiotopoulos

Crete’s Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis and other officials open the new Archaeological Museum of Mesara.

Tags: ancient shipbuilders, Bronze Age, Crete antiquity, Crete archaeology, Crete history, Crete museums, Diamantis Panagiotopoulos, Gortys, Islands of the Winds, Kommos, Kostis Christakis, Mesara, Minoan Civilization, Minoan navy, Minoan ship models, Minoan ships, Minoans, Nikos Igoumenidis, P&C Development S.A., Port of Zakros, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Vassiliki Sithiakaki

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Skaleta Coastal Works to Resume in November With €62,886 Safety Upgrade

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Rethymno signs a €62.8K supplementary contract for Skaleta’s coastal front works, with construction set to resume on November 2, 2026.

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€200,000 Approved for Flood and Erosion Protection in Fire-Hit Villages of Southern Crete

2026-09-03 By Iorgos Pappas

€200,000 in funding has been approved for flood and erosion protection in fire-hit Saktouria and Gianniou in southern Crete.

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Skaletа Seawall Gets €62,886 Safety Upgrade Before Work Resumes

2026-09-03 By Ion Bogdan V.

A €62,886 supplementary contract will strengthen the Skaleta seawall against wave action and improve beach access safety near Rethymno.

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Heraklion Airport Handles 1.85 Million Passengers in August

2026-09-03 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Heraklion Airport recorded 1.85 million passenger movements in August 2026, with international arrivals up 3.47% and Germany leading foreign markets.

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