Crete’s beach resort where families come first
Daily Mail Travel –Domes of Elounda, in the Gulf of Mirabello not far from ritzy Ayios Nikolaos, opened seven years ago and keeps expanding. Owned […]
Month: August 2017
Hard times ahead for Greek yogurt
Washington Post — The Greek Ministry of Agriculture is taking steps to protect Greek Yogurt and prevent anyone making it elsewhere — in Europe, at […]
Greek minister: No sign of terrorism risk for Greece, “lone wolf” scenario can’t be excluded
Xinhua — There is no indication that Greece may face a terrorist attack like the ones occurred in other European countries recently, but nobody could exclude the […]
July was ‘hottest on record’
eKathimerini — Last month was the hottest July since 1880, according to Greek official records. With back-to-back heat waves last month, temperatures reached nearly 46 […]
Fitch upgrades Greece to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC’ – Outlook positive
Naftemporiki — Fitch Ratings has upgraded Greece’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC’, with a ‘positive’ outlook. From the rating report: Fitch […]
Belgian woman suspected terrorist group member arrested in Corfu
Sputnik — A Belgian woman, 22, was arrested on the Greek island of Corfu on suspicion of membership in a terrorist group, media reported Saturday. According […]
Adoption program for cats & dogs injured in east Attica fires launched
eKathimerini — The Attica Regional Authority is spearheading a program for the adoption of cats and dogs that were injured in the wildfires that swept […]
Greek President renews call for German war reparations
eKathimerini — Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has renewed a demand for war reparations from Germany due to the Nazi occupation during World War II. Speaking […]
Two pedestrians killed in Chania road accident
Two more people died Thursday after being hit by a car while walking their dog along a road in front of the Technical University of […]
Aegean 4.9R quake felt in Crete
Greek Reporter — A magnitude 4.9 eqrthquake on the Richter scale, occurred in the sea surrounding the islands of Santorini, Milos and Amorgos on 18.53 […]
Couple drown trying to save their children on Rethymnon beach
A man and a woman, aged 35 and 37, drowned after trying to save two of their children in rough seas at the beach of […]
German minister lashes out at English speaking waiters in Berlin
The Independent — A German minister has criticised Berlin’s restaurant staff for speaking English and not German. Jens Spahn, a deputy finance minister, spoke out […]
Beyond the beaches: Discovering Crete’s delicacies
gearsofbiz –Most of visitors to Crete come through package tours, mainly attracted by the Greek island’s amazing Mediterranean beaches. Along the way, the curious tourist […]
Greece asks EU help to tackle forest fires
Xinhua — Greece requested European civil protection assistance on Tuesday to help combat the forest fires raging near Athens, a spokesperson of the fire service, […]
Rescue effort for tourists who found their own way to Apokoronas
A French couple who had alerted rescue services on Sunday that they were lost near the E4 hiking trail in the Falasarna to Palaiochora section […]