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Greece’s South Aegean Islands Go ‘Dark Red’ as Blue Freedom Blows Up

2021-07-30 by Phil Butler

MYK Boat Club

The Greek government’s “Blue Freedom” scheme to put fill remote islands with tourists this summer just blew up in their political faces.

Tags: Blue Freedom, COVID vaccine, COVID warnings, crete, Crete COVID, Dark Red COVID List, EODY, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, Ios Island, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mykonos, Rhodes, Tinos island, vaccines

Five Greek Islands Among Threatened European Cultural Heritage Sites

2020-12-15 by Argophilia Travel News

ruins of Paleochora

According to the European voice of civil society, Europa Nostra, several Greek islands are in danger of losing their cultural heritage.

Tags: Amorgos, cultural heritage, culture, environmentalism, European culture, Greece culture, Kimolos, Kythira, Natura 2000, nature, Sikinos, sustainability, Tinos island, wind farms

This is Greece: Unspoiled Tinos Island – The Aegean Muse

2019-10-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Church of Panagia Evangelistria at Tinos

Tourists headed to Mykonos by ferry seldom leave the docks at Tinos. This is unfortunate, because this is one of Greece’s true hidden gems.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean paradise, Alternative Greece, Greece vacations, Greek Isles, Greek vacations, Mykonos, Tinos island, Visit Greece

Prime Minister Mitsotakis Headed to Crete for Family Holiday

2019-08-07 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is headed to his hometown of Chania for an abbreviated family vacation.

Tags: Dekapendavgousto, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis Chania, Kyriakos Mitsotakis Crete, Mitsotakis, Our Lady of Tinos, Prime Minister Mitsotakis, Tinos island

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2025-11-29 By Argophilia Travel News

Aegean’s latest safety press release raises questions about transparency and communication. Argophilia examines what passengers really need to know.

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How Bougainvillea Became Cretan

2025-11-29 By Victoria Udrea

Bougainvillea came from far away, but in Crete it found its true home, painting the island’s villages with endless waves of color.

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Why Cretan Honey Is Truly Unique

2025-11-29 By Victoria Udrea

Cretan olive oil is always the star — praised endlessly, photographed lovingly, bottled proudly, and universally crowned as the island’s “liquid gold.” But quietly, patiently, without fanfare, another treasure has shaped Cretan life for thousands of years: Cretan honey. This is a honey that tastes like a landscape.A honey that carries the memory of mountains, […]

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INNSiDE Elounda Promises a Different Crete

2025-11-29 By Victoria Udrea

The new INNSiDE Elounda resort opens May 2026, offering luxury accommodation, private pools, wellness activities, and contemporary Greek cuisine in Elounda.

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Crime in Crete Rethymno Police Event

2025-11-29 By Manuel Santos

Vendettas, knives, guns-in-the-sky weddings, tourists thinking it’s Disneyland… and the academics trying to make sense of this beautiful chaos.

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