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What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 23, 2020

2020-08-27 by Phil Butler

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August is coming to a close as is a totally failed tourism season on Crete, but the locals show no sign of giving up on paradise.

Tags: Beachcomber, crete, Crete beaches, Crete Instagram, Crete weekends, Ioannis Stillianou, Lyttos Beach Hotel, Savvidakis family, Sofi Savvidaki, Stillianou Wines, wines of Crete

Cretan Chess Tour 2019 Announced at Four Destinations

2018-11-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Coming up in 2019, the “Cretan Chess Tour” will feature Crete as an international chess destination. A series of match events will be held in Heraklion, in Hersonissos, at the village of Anogia, and in Agios Nikolaos, according to a press conference from Galaxy Hotel in the island’s capital.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, chess, Cretan Chess Tour, Crete chess, Galaxy Hotel, Heraklion chess, Hersonissos, International chess, Lyttos Beach Hotel

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2025-11-28 By Manuel Santos

The Myth of “Unfair Competition” Let us address the fantasy. There is: The only “competition” Heraklion taxis have is: The bus. A bus that costs €1.20. A bus that arrives on time. A bus that does not play trap music at 7:30 AM. A bus that—scandalously—follows the shortest route. Heraklion Taxis Announce Strike — The […]

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Students want fun, parents want safety, teachers want survival. Crete delivers all three—plus chaos.

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