Business Insider published a tear-jerking tribute to one of the last people in Greece who still creates phyllo dough from hand, 86-year-old Giorgos Hatziparaskos. In the local community of Rethymno, Crete, where…
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The planet came to a standstill in 2020 and travel “froze”, however British travellers wanted to holiday in Athens. According to Hostelworld, the Greek capital was the most searched for destination by…
Shortly after 15:00 this afternoon, Cretan nurses started arriving at Heraklion airport in order to go to Thessaloniki and help in the “battle” against COVID-19. 10 nurses specializing in Intensive Care Unit’s…
There is a small Brazilian village that fanatically supports a small Cretan football club. A village in the municipality of Maranguape in northeast Brazil fanatically supports Ergotelis Football Club. How did this…
Britain’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that passengers arriving in the UK from Greece, except from five islands, must self-isolate for 14 days as of 4 a.m. on Saturday. Greece was removed…
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, briefed on the issue, said that the ministry’s services will plan for an extensive and well-planned drainage network buttressed by low walls, to hold rain away from the low-lying excavated areas, particularly as the nearby road is higher than the site.
Hundreds of homes have been flooded and cars have been swept away by raging rivers of mud in Crete, after torrential rain hit the island on Tuesday. Authorities said the worst damage…
The Arkadi Monastery (Μονή Αρκαδίου) is one of Crete’s most venerated symbols of freedom. By the mid-19th century, the Ottomans had occupied Crete for more than two centuries, despite frequent bloody uprisings…
For the first time there will be a military presence on two tiny Greek islands that previously had no military role. The islands of Gavdos and Othonoi are being fortified with military…
Two Greek hotels are among the 16 winners of the TUI Global Hotel Awards, a great distinction that boosts international attraction to the hotels. Based on customer feedback, the awards celebrate the outstanding quality and…
News is emerging of the immediate arrival and inclusion of six F-35 fighters in the arsenal of the Greek Air Force. The most important thing, however, is that six of the F-35s…
The Greek reaction to Turkey’s announcement of a new illegal NAVTEX that will running until November 4, was immediate, especially since it moves the area of Turkish seismic activity further southwest into…
The Greek island of Mykonos, the Canary Islands, the Maldives and Denmark have been added to the UK’s travel corridor list. From 4am on Sunday 25 October, passengers arriving to the UK…
The largest Greek island, Crete, has been added to the UK’s “travel corridor”. This means that any holidaymakers returning to the UK after 4am on Sunday 18th October, won’t need to quarantine.…
A 28-year-old man from Crete, identified as Yiannis Paraskakis, was sentenced to life in prison by a Greek court, after he was found guilty of raping and killing an American biologist in…
A retired Rear Admiral of Turkey’s Navy, most famously known as the “mastermind” behind the Blue Homeland doctrine, has come up with a new fantasy, claiming that the people of Crete and…
Last week, Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) published the results of the 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards survey. Four Greek islands – Folegandros, Zakynthos, Crete and Mykonos – dominated the Europe list of the…
“The increased US presence in Souda is destabilizing the Eastern Mediterranean, but it does not pose a threat to Turkey,” said Turkish National Assembly Speaker Mustafa Şentop. Speaking to Russian news agency…
A 55-year-old man accused of abusing his dog in Chania earlier this week, turned himself into police on Thursday. In his backyard, the man tied up his dog and cut its testicles…
New interpretive panels have been revealed at the 42nd Street Memorial in Tsikalaria, Chania, telling the moving and inspiring story of the battle that unfolded on that site on the 27th May,…