Passenger removed from flight to Crete because of his tattoos
The Mail — A passenger who allegedly had an Isis flag tattooed on his arm was removed from a Norwegian flight to Heraklion. Cabin crew […]
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Crete among the world’s best places to retire in 2016
Tornos News –Today, retiring abroad is about launching a new life in a new country, starting over someplace sunny and exotic with white-sand beaches or […]
Ryanair Birmingham to Chania route from 2017
Ryanair — On Wednesday Ryanair announced a new route to Chania from Birmingham airport with a twice weekly service starting in 2017. Kenny Jacobs Ryanair’s Chief […]
Free English lessons in Apokoronas
Apokoronas Welfare Organisation in collaboration with Learning Enterprises, an organisation whose mission is “to expand people’s horizons through conversation-based English language classes taught by American and […]
Firemen, soldiers battling blaze in Ierapetra
eKathimerini — Two helicopters, 24 fire engines, 60 firefighters and 30 soldiers on Tuesday were helping battle a fire that broke out in the area of […]
From space to Apokoronas: Rehabilitating Russian cosmonauts with tender loving philoxenia
Sputnik — The Anemos Luxury Grand Resort, a new resort in Georgioupolis, Apokoronas, welcomed Yuri Malenchenko, one of Russia’s most famous cosmonauts last week. Malenchenko, who gained fame […]
Samaria Gorge could be removed from UNESCO’s list of Biosphere Reserves
Greek Reporter — The gorge of Samaria is situated in the National park of Samaria, in the White Mountains in West Crete. It may be struck […]
Crete flight makes emergency landing in Athens
Chania Post — A Transavia flight from Amsterdam to Heraklion made an emergency landing at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos international airport on Friday night. The pilot told […]
Chania Airport east terminal to open in time for the peak tourist season
It would seem that at last the new wing of Chania airport is completed and will open by the end of next week in time […]
Minoan ready to ‘fulfil potential’ as it awaits final clearance for Crete resort
The Herald Scotland –Minoan Group has said it is “closer than ever” to fulfilling its potential through a luxury development on Crete, as its travel […]
Three more deaths from drowning in one day (update)
Chania Post — Three more tourists died while swimming on Tuesday afternoon bringing the number of deaths from drowning among holiday makers to 16 so far this year. […]
Chania man dies after drinking bout
Chania Post — A 40 year old man, father of 5, died from what appeared to be over consumption of alcohol after a night out […]
Fight on to save Med diet from extinction
eKathimerini — It may be on the Unesco heritage list, but global experts warn the Mediterranean diet, prized for its health benefits, is losing so […]
A Cretan olive tree makes an impression on NASA scientists
HuffingtonPost.gr — .An ancient olive tree in Chania impressed the scientists at NASA who published its picture at Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD). “This handsome […]
Health minister opens new Emergency Ambulance Centre in Apokoronas
Health minister Pavlos Polakis on Saturday evening inaugurated a new ambulance centre in Georgiopolis to cover medical emergencies in Apokoronas and Sfakia districts. The mayors of Apokoronas […]