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Stavros Arnautakis

Governor Stavros Arnautakis Honors Three Heroes of Ano Asites

2023-10-02 by Phil Butler

Stavros ARNAOUTAKIS

Crete’s Regional Governor, Stavros Arnautakis, attended a ceremony in Ano Asites village to unveil the busts of three heroic chieftains.

Tags: Ano Asites, Crete independence, Emmanuel Batouva, Emmanuel Manousakis, Governor, Greece, Heroes of Crete, Ioannis Polixigis, Most Holy Bishop of Knossos, Stavros Arnautakis

Crete Pays Tribute to the Anogia Resistance Against Nazi Occupiers

2023-08-14 by Phil Butler

Crete, Governor, key clergy, and other officials were on hand for the 79th anniversary of the holocaust by the Nazis in the village.

Tags: Anogia, crete, Greece, Manolis Chnaris, Nazi atrocities, Nazi Crete, Rethymno, Stavros Arnautakis

Region of Crete Funds Four 5×5 Football Pitches Amari Municipality

2023-08-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Amari Municipality

The Region of Crete, and the Municipality of Amari have created four 5×5 pitches to support youth athletics in the Municipality.

Tags: Amari sports, Crete athletics, Crete football, Crete sports, Region of Crete, Stavros Arnautakis

Heraklion’s Coastal Venetian Walls Get Much-Needed Attention

2022-11-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Koules Fortress

The Region of Crete announces a partnership with Greece’s Ministry of Culture and the Heraklion to restore part of the city’s Venetian Walls. 

Tags: Crete 2014-2020, Crete landmarks, Greece, Heraklion, Heraklion city, Heraklion landmarks, historic restoration, Koules Fortress, Lina Mendoni, Minas Papadakis, Stavros Arnautakis, Vassilis Lambrinos, Venetian Walls

The Region of Crete Celebrates World Tourism Day With Key Events 

2022-09-27 by Phil Butler

This year, as in the past, the Region of Crete is actively participating in celebrations organized around World Tourism Day.

This year, as in the past, the Region of Crete is actively participating in celebrations organized around World Tourism Day.

Tags: Crete events, Heraklion events, Heraklion Gastronomy Days 2022, Ierapetra events, Itanos events, Region of Crete, Rethymno events, Stavros Arnautakis, World Tourism Day

EU Approves New €565M Crete Region Programme 2021-2027

2022-08-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Governor of Crete Stavros Arnaoutak

The EU commits €565M for Crete Region Programme 2021-2027. The region’s governor says implementation will begin soon.

Tags: crete, Crete development, Crete programs, Crete Region, Elisa Ferreira, EU, EU Commission, EU funds, Greece funding, Stavros Arnautakis

Crete Region Holds Meetings to Boost Alt-Tourism Initiative

2022-07-31 by Phil Butler

Governor Stavros Arnoutakis

A meeting in Crete this past week headed by the island’s Governor Stavros Arnoutakis delved into the rural tourism theme.

Tags: alt-tourism, Crete GDP, Crete tourism, Irini Dimos, Kyriakos C. Kotsoglou, nature tourism, Nikos Asimianakis, rural tourism, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Stavros Arnautakis

Crete Region Converts Psiloritis Mountain Resort Into Year-Round Retreat

2022-07-23 by Phil Butler

Crete Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis

The region of Crete is funding a new winter tourism infrastructure project to transform an abandoned ski resort into a mountain refuge. 

Tags: alternative tourism, Anogia, Crete Governor, Crete infrastructure, Crete nature, Crete projects, Crete Region, Crete resorts, Crete tourism, Mount Psiloritis, Mt. Ida, Nikos Skoulas, skiing, Socrates Kefalogiannis, Stavros Arnautakis, summer sports, Winter sports

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