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A New Look At the Shimmering Mirage of Crete Island

2021-10-14 by Phil Butler

Michalis Koulieris' Balos

Crete is everlasting, unmovable, etched in time like the stars. And Crete is a misty mirage, dynamic as the seas that surround her.

Tags: Airstream, Akrotiri Peninsula, Balos Lagoon, Chania, Crete adventures, Crete places, E4 Crete, Elafonissi Beach, Falasarna, Kedrodasos Beach, Lavadia Village, Michalis Koulieris, remote Crete, Stavros Beach, Zorba, Zorba the Greek

If Kazantzakis Had Used Instagram – Here’s What He’d Have Shared

2020-08-21 by Phil Butler

Agiofarago beach

If the legendary author Nikos Kazantzakis had used Instagram, here are some shares he might have liked in order to show the world Crete.

Tags: Agia Marina, Agioi Apostoli, Balos Beach, Chrysi Island, crete, Crete attractions, Crete destinations, Crete Island, Falasarna Beach, instagram, Mirtos, mysterious Crete, Nikos Kazantzakis, Sarakina Gorge, Zorba the Greek

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum Opens Special Events

2017-07-12 by Phil Butler

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

Starting from today in the village of Myrtia on Crete, the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum begins a series of special events through July 16th focused on the famous Greek writer’s impressions of England.

Tags: crete, Heraklion, Myrtia, Nikos Kazantzakis, Passion of the Christ, Zorba the Greek

A Crete Itinerary for Easter: Week One

2017-02-19 by Phil Butler

Casa Leone

A couple of years ago our whole team took a once-in-a-lifetime jaunt to the island of Crete. This year we head back to the land of the Minoans on a reconnaissance mission to scout the best places to live on the island.

Tags: Casa Leone, Chania, Chania accommodations, Chania hotels, Crete hotels, Crete stays, Crete tourism, Crete villas, EyeWide Digital, Kissamos, Lato Boutique Hotel, Stavros, Villa Bouganvillea, Zorba the Greek

Mykonos: Home of Hedonism and Beauty on the Aegean

2011-05-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mykonos by Seaside

Good things come in small packages, and nowhere is that more obvious than on the tiny Greek island of Mykonos. All 100 square kilometers of it are alive with a spirit unrivaled in the world.

Tags: Aegean Sea, Agios Sostis, beachs of Greece, Cavo Paradiso, Delos, Europe After Dark, Evan Paley, Greece, Greece bars, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek attractions, Greek Islands, Greek nightclubs, Greek party spots, Greek resorts, Johnny Depp, Kevin Costner, Mykonos, Paradise Club, Paris Hilton, Parthenon, Pierro, Space, Zorba the Greek

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Stories of Interest

Plastira Street

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 gave the Aposelemis Dam a much-needed bump in storage.

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.

Sternes Cave, Sfakia

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 […]

PASOK-KINAL President Nikos Androulakis visited Arkalochori to expose the still-grim conditions of Arkalochori earthquake victims.

Arkalochori Earthquake Victims Left in Limbo Years After Disaster

2025-05-11 By Victoria Udrea

PASOK-KINAL President Nikos Androulakis visited Arkalochori to expose the still-grim conditions of Arkalochori earthquake victims.

Kalokairinou Avenue

€1.7 Million for Kalokairinou Avenue’s Makeover

2025-05-10 By Iorgos Pappas

Heraklion’s Mayor Alexis Kalokairinos confirmed a €1.7 million renovation of Kalokairinou Avenue under the “Crete 2021-2027” program.

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