Greece owned livestock carrier “Nabolsi I” catches fire off Crete
(Port News) — A Greece owned livestock carrier “Nabolsi I” cought fire in the Mediterranean to the south off Ierapetra (Crete, Greece), the local Goast […]
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Chania Airport may be excluded from privatization deal
Part of the new demands placed on the Greek government by the creditors, is the completion of three privatisation deals started by the previous government […]
Aspes beach, Heraklion’s best kept secret
Apokoronaslife.gr featured this secluded beach in Heraklion this week, as a beach known only to locals. So is you are looking for a secluded beach […]
Swedish blockbuster filmed in Crete
Neos Kosmos — Tsatsiki, Dad and the Olive War is the last of a film trilogy based on a successful series of books by Swedish […]
Heat wave warning
A heat wave with temperatures reaching up to 39 degrees Celsius in the mainland and 35 -37 in the islands and Crete is expected to […]
Platanias implements main road parking restrictions
Residents and businesspeople in the municipality of Platanias are divided over plans to introduce parking restrictions on the old national road which goes right through […]
The first heatwave of the summer to roast mainland Greece
Temperatures are set to rise next week, mainly in mainland Greece and in the north, with the heat wave pushing past the 40-Celsius mark on […]
Chania beach loses Blue Flag following complaint
Nea Hora beach, one of the awarded beaches in Chania, is at risk of losing its Blue Flag following a complaint made to the international […]
A lucky escape on the National Road
A car overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle at around 9:00 am on the eastbound side of the National Road at Kalami, […]
ABTA: ’Greek holiday bookings up two per cent since last year.’
UK travel association ABTA, who represent travel agents and tour operators all over the world, report that holiday bookings to Greece are in fact up […]
Ferry passenger fares up 10%
ANA-MPA — Ferry companies on Monday announced a 10 percent hike in all ferry fares for passengers, while fares for vehicles are to remain the […]
Crete luxury home bargains attract Russian investors
Greece’s economic crisis may be bad news for Greek citizens and eurozone leaders, but the turmoil is working out quite well for wealthy Russians looking […]
Rescued Griffon Vultures to be returned to the wild
Eight Griffon vultures will be released in the wild by the Greek Wild Rescue Centre on Sunday at Giouktta, Hosto Nero in Heraklion at 10 […]
Bogus insurance documents leave several Cretan motorists uninsured
Dozens of car and buildings insurance customers have fallen victims of an insurance scam that left them with forged insurance documents that are worthless. The […]
Two more deaths in the sea mar the first weekend of July
The first incident occurred around 11 am in Chryssi Akti, the Blue Flag beach 2.5 km west of Chania. A 65 year old local woman […]