Treasure hunter arrested in Chania
Authorities in Crete have arrested a 44 year old Spanish man for attempting to remove artefacts from an archaeological site in Falassarna, Kissamos, west of Chania. […]
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Police makes dozens of arrests for forged documents at Crete airports
Greek police over the weekend arrested a total of 46 individuals, all third country nationals on forged document charges. All of those arrested, aged between […]
The health benefits of Greek mountain tea
Greek City Times — Being a mountainous country showered by sunshine for a good part of the year, Greece has natural landscapes blanketed by over […]
Property tax demands emailed to taxpayers
Naftemporiki — Annual property tax payment notices were electronically sent to roughly seven million owners with at least one holding to their name in Greece […]
Building legalization reaps 1.9 bln euros
eKathimerini — More than a million applications have been submitted to legalise of zoning regulation infringements since 2011, according to data from the Technical Chamber. […]
Superb Greek islands for foodies
Greekcitytimes.com –Crete the biggest island of Greece is of course the first on the list. So many delicious local specialties! What to taste: -Dakos salad, […]
2017: A turnaround year for Greek property?
The Move Channel — 2017 could be the turnaround year for Greek property, as overseas buyers begin to return to the country. New research from […]
712 hotels, rented rooms units in Greece inspected by tax auditors in Q2 2017
Naftemporiki — An early summer tax “safari” by inspectors of the relevant independent public revenues authority has reportedly turned up numerous infractions by high-end hotels […]
Driver who killed two in Chania on conditional release, council decides safety measures
eKathimerini — A 20-year-old motorist who killed two pedestrians last Thursday when he hit them with his car near the Technical University of Crete in […]
Apokoronas Solidarity Initiative’s Antiracist Festival Event in Tsivaras
The local community in Apokoronas in response to the arrival in the safety of Crete of people fleeing war and repression, has organised several solidarity […]
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 […]
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 […]
Appeal raises £5k to fly victim to the UK from Crete
Express and Star — Dionne Abrahams, aged 20, was on holiday with a friend on the island of Crete when tragedy struck. On July 15 she […]