The heatwave is expected to continue into this week
The scorching weather in the Mediterranean is expected to continue into this week prompting warnings to tourists. The hottest European heatwave since 2003 has seen […]
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World’s first Greek olive oil info site in English celebrates 1st birthday
American consumers worry about the high price of Italian olive oil. Greeks continue to struggle with economic difficulties eight years into a crisis. And the […]
Greece launches new offshore oil and gas tenders – South of Crete, Ionian
Greece’s Energy Ministry announced two international tenders for granting the right to explore and exploit hydrocarbons the south of Crete and in the Ionian Sea. The […]
28 foreign nationals arrested in Crete with fake travel documents
TornosNews — Twenty eight foreign nationals were arrested by police at the international airports of Chania and Heraklion on Monday for attempting to travel abroad […]
Faulty plane leaves Manchester bound passengers stranded in Heraklion
Manchester Evening News reports that three hundred holidaymakers were stranded in Heraklion airport after a flight back to Manchester was delayed overnight on Sunday. Thomson […]
Happy end in France for Cretan ‘barrel dog’
Esther, a French woman on holidays in Kissamos with her partner came across one of the many neglected Cretan ‘barrel dogs’. The dog, a female […]
Reusable olive oil bottles to be banished from restaurant tables
eKathimerini –The Economy Ministry has called a halt to the practice of restaurants and tavernas topping up the olive oil bottles on their tables from […]
Disabled access to the beach in Kalyves
From the beginning of August Apokoronas council has added Kalyves Maistrali Beach to the growing list of Blue Flagged Cretan beaches with disabled access to […]
Fraport Greece’s operating profits boost parent company figures
eKathimerini — Fraport Greece has made a considerable contribution toward the financial results of the Fraport AG group that the parent company announced on Thursday. […]
Strong 5.2R earthquake recorded south of Crete
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded south of Crete, in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC- CSEM). Date time 2017-07-31 21:29:12.2 […]
Crete resort blacklists rowdy British tourists
The Times — Fed up with wild and unruly Britons wreaking havoc in tourist hotspots, hoteliers in Crete’s most popular resort have blocked about 10,000 […]
Crete among top value for money destinations in Post Office Travel Barometer
Tornos News — The 2017 Family Holiday Report from Post Office Travel Money Barometer includes Crete Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Corfu islands in Greece as two destinations […]
Tsivaras in Apokoronas gets the first solar powered pumping station in Greece
Tsivaras in Apokoronas has the honour of hosting the first solar power water management project in Greece, Photovoltaic panels on the water reservoir tank of […]
Two arrested for using metal detectors in Chania archaeological site
Two Czechs were arrested in the Chania area on July 21, for using metal detectors illegally at the site of an archaeological dig. Local media […]
Tourist dies in his hotel room in Heraklion
A man was found dead in his hotel room in Ammoudara, Heraklion around midnight on Sunday when the manager opened the door of his room. […]