Cluster of small earthquakes hit South Crete
A cluster of small earthquakes hit the south of Crete on Monday evening. Two of the tremors (4.4R at 20:41 and 4.0R at 23:14) were […]
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Forestry re issues restrictions on picking wild herbs to prevent extinction
Last week the forestry service of Chania issued another notice reminding the public of the restrictions placed on gathering wild herbs. The order, originally issued […]
4.4 earthquake 106 KM south east of Agios Nikolaos
Another earthquake was felt in Eastern Crete at 7:08 this morning. It registered 4.4R with its epicentre 106 km SE of Agios Nikolaos and with […]
FB Lato on its way to the scrapyard
ANEK lines FB Lato was towed out of Souda port yesterday, on its way to the Perama Shipyards. Lato was decommissioned in Febrouaty 2014 and […]
Tourist bus drivers on strike over pay and conditions
The association of Cretan tourist bus drivers ‘Hermes’ have started their strike this morning. Their action will mean that passengers arriving at Heraklion airport heading […]
Blue Flag awards – Crete comes top for another year
The Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF), the national operator of the international Blue Flag program, on Wednesday announced the 395 beaches (down […]
Emergency services rescue 70 walkers trapped by flash flood at Samaria gorge
A huge rescue operation at Samaria Gorge was successfully completed yesterday, when around 70 walkers got trapped at various points of the 16 km gorge […]
In Your Pocket travel guide’s top 10 unknown Greek islands
In Your Pocket, the European city guide publisher and online tourist information provider travel guide, has in response to its reader’s requests refreshed its ‘Unknown […]
Two earthquakes over 4R hit Crete in the last 12 hours
A series of earthquakes shook east Crete over the last 12 hours. Just after midnight a 4.3R under the sea south of Heraklion was felt […]
Laycock couple complete Crete charity trek
(Keighley News) A couple from Laycock,Wiltshire, have walked the length of Crete to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Paul and Ann Carter completed the […]
Two Austrian climbers dead after accident in Kapsa gorge , Lasithi
Two Austrian climbers who were reported missing in their attempt to traverse Kapsa Gorge in the Makry Gialos area of Lasithi in the east of […]
Fraport says unclear if Greek airport deal will be completed
(Reuters) – Fraport said it was unclear if and when a deal to operate 14 Greek regional airports in tourist destinations would be completed, after […]
Early-morning 4.5 Richter earthquake shakes Crete
The Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens has announced that an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred at about 6:49am, […]
Another rockfall on the National Road at Kalami
Last Wednesday a large rock fell on the national road at Kalami, the same location affected by a large landslide last winter and by subsequent […]
Athens seeks to change Fraport airports deal – And not a minute too soon….
Reuters reported on Thursday that Greece is trying to change the conditions of a deal to lease 14 regional airports to a joint venture led […]