Sunny weather, rich culture and delicious food: no wonder Crete is a top holiday destination! Read on and find out 10 facts about Crete! Crete has the oldest history throughout Europe? Excavations under the Palace of Knossos have revealed that the first settlements in Crete date back to the 7th Millennium BC. What’s more the […]

The Babycenter blog has listed ancient Greek boys and girls names, which are more popular than the Western ones. “The ancient Greeks have left the world with a legacy of ideas about science, art and philosophy,” the editors write, adding: “Their influence is felt today, and this applies to children’s names! Many modern names, such […]

Since January 1, 2018, plastic bags in Greek stores and supermarkets have become paid: now in Greece you need to pay 4 euro cents for one biodegradable plastic bag. This solution has been made in connection with steadily growing production and consumption of plastics. The figures of it are really disappointing. According to environmentalists, due […]

Military tour Conscription is compulsory in Greece. The contract system is gradually beginning to be introduced, but it’s not yet fully operational. Therefore, in the coming years male Greek citizens will not avoid conscription. Greece stated once that its armed forces would be transferred to a professional army, but these plans had to be reviewed, […]

In Crete, direct flights Moscow-Chania are resumed in the tourist season 2018. The tour operator Mouzenidis Travel announced the beginning of flights for the summer season 2018 from the Russian capital to the city of Chania while retaining its scheduled flights to Heraklion. In the tourist season 2018, the airline Ellinair will run charter flights […]

Potential enemies Greece is a member of the NATO. In NATO there are two states, permanently preparing to fight each other – Greece and Turkey. If Ankara has many potential enemies (which is considered to be some of border countries as well as Russia, although the Turkish leader Erdoğan declared some time ago “zero problems […]

The Festival of Cretan Cuisine and the Cultural Association “Apostles” announce the 6th Festival of Cretan Cuisine as a presentation of local culinary specialties, which will be held on 11 March 2018 at 11:00 in the cultural center “Curetes” (“ΟΙ ΚΟΥΡΗΤΕΣ”) in Heraklion. As participants are invited cultural associations and institutions of Crete for presentation […]

A stunning picture of a natural phenomenon captured lens of the photographer Yiannis Gikas. This extraordinarily UFO-like cloud hung over Rethymnon. The photo was published by the journal “Meteocretes” (http://www.meteocrete.gr). According to information of the portal Cretapost, such a stepped cloud is formed at a high altitude when it lays perpendicular to the direction of […]

The spring in Crete is beautiful! A visit to Crete is like a visit to a dream-land: sun and sea, picturesque landscapes, fresh air, pristine nature, and organic products. The island remains very attractive for tourists and not only for sightseeing even in winter months and in March: during the off-season. In the beginning of […]