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More Reasons to Move to Incredible Crete for Good

2021-11-21 by Phil Butler

The seas of Crete

Winter’s arrived on Incredible Crete, and now the natural beauty of Greece’s biggest island glows from underneath cloudy skies.

Tags: Amari Valley, Boho Travelers, Cretan Beaches, Crete Weddings, Crete Within, Incredible Crete, Kato Zakros, Keftiu, Paxamadia Islets, Seitan Limania Beach, Skotini Gorge, Weddings on Crete, Zakros, Zakros Minoan Palace, Zhivko

On the Trail of the Eternal: The Secrets of the Minoans

2019-08-29 by Phil Butler

Crete and Zeus

The continuing saga of the magnificent tapestry of humanity woven within the secrets of the Minoans. Part of a series by Argophilia.

Tags: ancient texts, Arthur Evans, Aryan Race, British School at Athens, crete, Dr. Joseph MacGillivray, esoteric beliefs, Gaia, Gaia goddess, God quest, Homer, Ilse Schoep, Itar, Knossos, Knossos Temple, La Marle, Linear A, MacGillivray, Minoan beliefs, Minoan mantras, Minoan Mysteries, Minoan religion, Minoans, Nazi archaeology, religion, Rhea, Zakros, Zeus, Zoroaster

Europe’s Bureaucrats: Making the Minoans a Footnote of History

2019-05-09 by Phil Butler

Bull Dance

Today, the fate of some of the world’s most treasured Minoan landmarks is still mired in a European bureaucratic bog.

Tags: Constantina Benissi, crete, Crete monuments, cultural landmarks, Dr. Kostis S. Christakis, elitism, Greece culture, Greek sites, Knossos, Kydonia, Malia, Malia Palace, Meritocracy, Ministry of Culture of Greece, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Nikos Igoumenidi, Phaestos, Phaistos, Sir Arthur Evans, UNESCO, Zakros, Zominthos

And the Gods Favor Crete

2018-02-23 by Phil Butler

Odysseus

In his first controversial book on extraterrestrials in antiquity, the legendary UFO expert and author of the famous book “Chariots of the Gods,” Erich von Däniken devoted a chapter to the “Minoan Hypothesis.” This theory, derived from Plato’s descriptions of Atlantis, which were later associated with the destruction of Thera (Santorini), has been hotly debated for decades now.

Tags: Ages in Chaos, Akhenaton, Crete legends, Erich von Däniken, Immanuel Velikovsky, Keftiu, Knossos, Minoan legends, Minoans, Plato, strange phenomenon, Talos, Talos cave, Tsoutsouras, Valley of the Dead, Velikovsky, Zakros

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Stories of Interest

Heraklion airport police organized crime unit

Sub-Directorate for Combating Organized Crime to Open in Crete

2026-04-18 By Iorgos Pappas

Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis announced the deployment of 130 officers to a new elite crime unit in Crete and 70 additional police to Heraklion airport and port.

Sunday dog walk event

Heraklion Municipal Shelter Organizes Dog-walking Event on Sunday

2026-04-18 By Victoria Udrea

Head out to the Heraklion Municipal Shelter in Finikia tomorrow, April 19th, for the bi-monthly “Dog Walk”!

Heraklion rent prices Crete housing crisis

The Great Cretan Eviction and the €1,500 Digital Nomad Dream

2026-04-18 By Iorgos Pappas

As the 2026 tourist season starts, Heraklion residents face eviction and soaring rents. Discover the data behind Crete’s housing crisis.

Powerful Winds Flipped a KTEL Bus in Sfakia

Gale-Force Fury Flipped a KTEL Bus in Sfakia

2026-04-18 By Iorgos Pappas

Powerful winds in Crete flipped a KTEL bus in Sfakia and caused widespread damage in Messara, Heraklion. No injuries reported during the April 17th gale.

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German Sailboat Saved from Cretan Winds in Elounda

2026-04-18 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Three sailors were rescued off the coast of Elounda, Crete, after their sailboat was swept toward shallow waters by powerful 8 Beaufort winds.

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