Thomson flight to Heraklion diverted to Bulgaria after Brit holidaymakers’ drunken row
(The Mirror) –A flight full of British holidaymakers bound for Greece had to be diverted to Bulgaria due to the ‘disgusting’ behaviour of drunk passengers. […]
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Work at Chania airport to restart after minister intervenes
Six months before the completion deadline of the already badly delayed Chania International Airport upgrade and yet another problem was added to the long list […]
Hostage situation on board Kriti II ends with arrest after special forces board ferry
A hostage situation aboard the ANEK lines passenger ferry Kriti 2, en route from Heraklion to Piraeus with 614 passengers on board, ended when men […]
Four arrested for attempting to sell Minoan statuette for 1 mln euros
(ANA/MPA)—Greek authorities on Friday announced the arrest of four people in Heraklion, Crete on charges of attempting to sell a priceless 3,500-year-old statuette of a […]
Crete, one of the islands you need to explore slowly
(The Globe and Mail ) The porous Cretan rock looks like yellow sponge pulled from the Mediterranean, but the defensive sea wall built from it […]
Knossos archaeological site closed after lightening strikes visitors sheltering under tree
Seventeen tourists have been injured in a lightning strike at the archaeological site of Knossos just after 10 on Friday morning. The injured people were […]
Earthquake activity continues through the night
The earthquake activity continued through the night with more tremors thought to be aftershocks of the 4.5 R quake registered in the same area east […]
Visitor falls in Heraklion museum breaking a 4,000-year-old vase
A prehistoric vase has been smashed in a museum on 23 May after a visitor tripped over and inadvertently grabbed it the Daily Mail reports […]
Two earthquakes over 4R in the afternoon -East of Agios Nikolaos
Two earthquakes of 4.3R and 4.5 R within minutes of each other were felt in some parts of eastern part of Crete just before 16:00 […]
What happened to the Kalyves traffic plan? (part ll)
Just as the road works in Kalyves have finished, the council has made a commitment to address the traffic issue. Mr Majorakis the former Chair […]
Spring storms cause disruption across Chania prefecture – Unsettled weather with storms till Friday
Sudden downpours in the late afternoon brought traffic chaos in Chania with a number of minor accidents during the afternoon rush causing bottlenecks in the […]
American University funds study of frescoes in Cretan churhes
American university William & Mary Assistant Art History Professor Cristina Stancioiu will spend much of this summer in Crete and Rhodes, thanks in part to […]
Kalyves – return to ‘normality’ after roadworks
Today Friday, Kalyves is expected to return to normality after the completion of road resurfacing and repairs to the sewage network that obstructed the only […]
Chania Day in New Zealand – Wellington mayor honours New Zealand’s Crete connection
(Scoop News NZ) Today, Wellington City Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has honoured the Capital’s close connections with the Greek community at a wreath-laying service for the […]
Australian Mint commemorated Battle of Crete in enduring pieces
The Royal Australian Mint has released two exquisitely designed collectable coins, to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the battles of Crete and Greece. The release […]