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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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Heraklion Declares War on Potholes Again

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Heraklion commits 854,000 euros to pothole repairs and road safety upgrades, promising faster interventions and safer streets—if the plan finally works.

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Agios Nikolaos Restores the Yellow Line as Red and Green Routes Pause

2025-11-14 By Arthur Butler

Agios Nikolaos reinstates the Yellow Line from 17 November 2025 while the Red and Green Lines pause.

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The Mediterranean’s Last Quiet Bay

2025-11-14 By Iorgos Pappas

Across the Mediterranean, small family bays — once the heart of coastal life — are disappearing at a rate that would shock anyone paying attention. Development plans, marina expansions, luxury berths, and “blue investment initiatives” have turned once unique and unspoiled coves into concrete grids. But on Crete’s south coast, a tiny, unnamed bay has […]

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How to Park in Heraklion Like a Boss

2025-11-14 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Parking in Heraklion is not driving. It is anthropology. It doesn’t submit to normal rules you learned in driving school. Tourists arrive in Heraklion imagining parking will work like in the rest of Europe. It does not. Heraklion has its own ecosystem — part tradition, part improvisation, part ancient Cretan instinct for chaos. If you […]

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