Telegraph: Crete and Corfu among top-10 summer holiday islands in Europe
Crete at no 4 and Corfu at no 7 are among the 10 best islands for vacation in Europe, according to Telegraph. The British newspaper […]
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SNMG-2 force Turkish frigate in Souda base waiting for orders
Turkish Barbaros class frigate F 244, one of the four Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) vessels that were sent to the Aegean to patrol […]
Fallen tree blocks road in Chania
Strong winds blew a 50 foot mature eucalyptus tree on the Kandanos – Chania road, 20 km before Kandanos, yesterday morning blocking the entire road […]
Early-morning earthquake (4.7R) felt in the east of Crete
A series of small earthquakes were felt in eastern Crete over the last 48 hours. The strongest of these measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale […]
Ryanair: Regional airport deal should have included traffic growth pledge
The agreement for the concession of 14 Greek regional airports to a consortium led by German company Fraport was not the best possible for the […]
Platanias to end unregulated road side advertising
Platanias is to put an end to advertising signs that have sprung out in the municipality. The council’s plan, presented to representatives of business interests […]
German historian pleasantly surprised by acquittal by Crete court
eKathimerini — German historian Heinz Richter on Wednesday expressed surprise after being acquitted by a court in Rethymno, Crete, of charges that his 2013 book […]
TUI says summer bookings for Turkey slump 40 pct – Greece to benefit
Reuters – TUI Group, the world’s largest tour operator, said bookings to Turkey this summer were down around 40 percent due to security concerns, as it […]
Farmers to continue brief blockades at Aptera
Farmers at Aptera junction made their presence felt this week by briefly blockading the national road twice a day, at 12 noon and at 5:00 […]
First charter flight for 2016 lands in Chania
On Saturday the first charter flight of 2016 landed at Chania Daskalogiannis International airport. It was a Norwegian Air direct flight from Copenhagen carrying 87 […]
Walkers spent night at Rouvas shelter, trapped by snow
The 15 walkers trapped in a mountain shelter in Rouvas Forest, Heraklion spent the night there while the rescue services continued their efforts to clear […]
Cyclist dies after being hit by two cars in Akrotiri
A cyclist died in the early hours of Saturday morning at Akrotiri Chania when he was hit by two cars in quick succession. The cyclist […]
Police on their bikes in Chania
This week sees the first bicycle police patrols in Chania, one of six Greek towns chosen to run a pilot programme using officers on electric […]
Why some Greek pensioners may have to forage to survive
BBC Magazine — Wild greens known as “horta” have been a staple of the Cretan diet since Minoan times, but with Greece’s rapidly worsening economic […]
Police arrest Chania teenager for setting fire to dustbins
A teenager was arrested in Chania last night while setting fire on a municipal dustbin in Sfakianaki in the centre of town. Setting dustbins on […]