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Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Given Go-Ahead on Skorpios Development

2021-01-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev is given the green light to develop Skorpios Island, the getaway once owned by Aristotle Onassis.

Elounda Hills Project a Step Closer With Marina Approval

2019-09-05 by Phil Butler

The construction of the super-luxurious €600-million-euro Elounda Hills project in eastern Crete is now closer at hand.

Plastira Street in Chania Faces Two Weeks of Intense Resurfacing

2025-05-12 By Manuel Santos

Plastira Street in Chania will undergo major repaving starting May 12, 2025. Expect these works to last about 15 days.

Flood Waters Give A Temporary Lifeline to Aposelemis Dam

2025-05-12 By Iorgos Pappas

Flood waters from the Lasithi Plateau have pushed over one million cubic meters into the Aposelemis Dam, providing a short-term water boost, says OAK Director Aris Papadogiannis.

Sfakia Finds Its Place on the International Speleological Map

2025-05-12 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Before Sfakia’s rise as a speleological hotspot, most headlines about the region involved goats, legends, and the occasional sheep with an attitude problem. But nothing puts a mountain village on the map—literally like a spot on the international speleological map—quite like the discovery of a vast underground abyss filled with secrets, mud, and the kind […]