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Crete’s Businesses With An “Instagram Vibe” Going On

2021-06-12 by Phil Butler

The Syntopia Hotel

A selection of Instagram shares from businesses on Crete that have help express the Cretan vibe through their photos.

Tags: arrivato, arrivato properties, Chania, Chania hotels, crete, Crete beaches, Crete photographers, DayNight.gr, Elia & Thyme, Folia Apartments, naturist, nude beaches, Samaria Gorge, Sitia, Vassilis Kallimoukos, Vritomartis

February On Crete: Unexpected Chill Season Bliss From Paradise

2021-02-15 by Phil Butler

Lefka Ori

A series of Instagram shares that reflects an unexpected aspect of Crete travel value. Winter on Greece’s biggest island is magic too.

Tags: Anogia, Apokoronas, Crete Island, Crete mountains, Crete winter, Delina Mountain Resort, Greek Mountaineering Club of Chania, Ierapetra, instagram, Kallergi Mountain Refuge, Kokkinos Pyrgos, Lefka Ori, Mt. Psiloritis, Omalos Plateau, Sfakia, Sitia, Trafoulas, Vasilis Skoulas, White Mountains, Winter on Crete

Toplou Monastery Pilgrimage Cancelled Over COVID Concerns

2021-01-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Toplou Monastery

The Holy Monastery of Toplou, outside Sitia, has announced that pilgrims will not be allowed for the feast of Saint Isadore at remote Cape Sidero.

Tags: Cape Sidero, COVID cancellations, Cretan feasts, Crete celebrations, Crete events, Crete news, feasts, Lassithi, Monastery of Toplou, Orthodox religion, religious events, Sitia, Sitia news

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of July 12th, 2020

2020-07-14 by Phil Butler

Sunrise over Lygaria

This past weekend Cretans mixed business and pleasure, which is a kind of tradition that will probably suit the post-pandemic era as well.

Tags: Antonis Kallitsakis, Around Heraklion, Cactus Beach Resort & Bungalows, Cretan Urban Adventures, Crete attractions, Crete beaches, Crete events, Crete Island, Crete people, Crete tours, Crete travel, CreteSummer2020, Eleni Bantouraki, Galatas, Greek summer, Greeks, Hacienda, Lygaria, Maria Sifaki, Menies Beach, Michael Kallergishas, Minas E. Liapakis, Rebecca Skevaki, Seaking Adventures, Sitia, Stelios Kanakis

On You Return to Crete: Choose A Perfect Seclusion

2020-04-28 by Phil Butler

Red Castle Fish Tavern

When the coronavirus pandemic emergency subsites, Crete will be your perfect destination for seclusion in paradise.

Tags: Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, Amari Valley, Aravanes, Asterousia Mountains, Crete hotels, Crete Island, Crete vacations, Crete villages, Galaxy Hotel, Heraklion, Heraklion hotels, Incredible Crete, Lambros Papoutsakh, Markos Skordalakis, Rethymno, Rethymno hotels, Rethymno Prefecture, Rethymno stays, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Sitia, Syntopia, Syntopia Hotel, Syntopia Rethymno, Thalori Guesthouses, Thalori Retreat

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