Five fun ways to tour Crete on wheels
traveldailynews.com — By car — Renting a car to tour Crete is one of the best options you have if you want to go places […]
28 foreign nationals arrested in Crete with fake travel documents
TornosNews — Twenty eight foreign nationals were arrested by police at the international airports of Chania and Heraklion on Monday for attempting to travel abroad […]
Germany to resume returning migrants to Greece
IBTimes — Germany is set to restart the process of sending migrants back to Greece despite a backlog at Greek migrant registration centres, the so […]
Faulty plane leaves Manchester bound passengers stranded in Heraklion
Manchester Evening News reports that three hundred holidaymakers were stranded in Heraklion airport after a flight back to Manchester was delayed overnight on Sunday. Thomson […]
More than half of Greeks can’t afford a week’s holiday
Tornos News — More than half of Greeks cannot afford to go for a one-week holiday, according to research conducted and released by Eurostat, the […]
Happy end in France for Cretan ‘barrel dog’
Esther, a French woman on holidays in Kissamos with her partner came across one of the many neglected Cretan ‘barrel dogs’. The dog, a female […]
Reusable olive oil bottles to be banished from restaurant tables
eKathimerini –The Economy Ministry has called a halt to the practice of restaurants and tavernas topping up the olive oil bottles on their tables from […]
Govt cites approval of tourism-related investment worth €408 mln in eastern Crete
Naftemporiki — An inter-ministerial committee tasked with overseeing “strategic projects” on Friday approved a foreign direct investment worth 408 million euros for the Aghios Nikolaos […]
DNA clue to origins of the Minoans
BBC — Researchers analysed genetic data from skeletons dating to the Bronze Age, a period marked by the emergence of writing, complex urban planning and […]
Greek smokers in Melbourne upset over outdoor smoking ban
www.sbs.com.au — Greek-Australians east of Melbourne fear a new ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas will damage their cultural heritage. Brought in this week, […]
Economist claims Germany is keeping Greece’s cash
The Express — Speaking to CGTN, Professor Gerhard Illing at Ludwig Maximilians University said that the German Government had allegedly decided to withhold €1.34bn in money […]
‘Lucifer’ is causing havoc in Europe – 11 countries issue heatwave warnings
The Greek Meteorological Service has issued a new warning of a heatwave across the country, starting this weekend through mid next week. The temperatures are […]
Disabled access to the beach in Kalyves
From the beginning of August Apokoronas council has added Kalyves Maistrali Beach to the growing list of Blue Flagged Cretan beaches with disabled access to […]
Greece to further ease restrictions on individual bank withdrawals
Reuters – Greece will lift the cash limit on bank account withdrawals from 1 September and allow the opening of new accounts as part of […]
Fraport Greece’s operating profits boost parent company figures
eKathimerini — Fraport Greece has made a considerable contribution toward the financial results of the Fraport AG group that the parent company announced on Thursday. […]