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An airplane that was flying from Egypt to Germany on Thursday was forced to land at Chania, Crete airport after a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax. The Condor Airlines Boeing 757 was flying from Egypt's Hurghada airport to...

Chania port in Crete is expecting the number of cruise passengers to top the 95,000 mark for the first eight months of 2018. The data, reported by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, say cruise passengers arriving through the port of Souda...

Ancient tombs found by accident in an olive grove in Ierapetra, Crete could be the beginning of an important discovery, as what looks like a third burial site has been found. As deputy mayor Argyris Pantazis told Cretapost.gr, the olive grove...

A farmer in Kentri Ierapetra on Crete attempted to park his vehicle in the shade of an olive tree and by pure chance, the over-irrigated dirt under his vehicle revealed a carved tombstone of the Late Minoan III period. "It...

The Crete Half Marathon returns for another year and, once again, organizers created a delightful promotional video that is as much fun as a trip to the great island. This time Cretan music legend Psarantonis is featured in the video...

This amazing photo of the sunset in Greece's Crete is spreading like wildfire on Greek social media. Snapped by Natalia Platyrachou it captures the sun about to disappear under the sea. The painting-like photo was apparently taken at Arina beach near...

A Greek painter has given new life to abandoned buildings in remote villages of Crete, Greece. Voula Ladoukaki has taken upon the task of transforming buildings that are left in ruins in the prefecture of Heraklion. In an interview with the...

The Greek island of Crete has the second largest number of beachfront hotels in the Mediterranean, making it a top seaside holiday destination, according to the specialised hotel search engine www.travelmyth.gr. Specifically, Crete has 677 hotels next to the beach,...

An earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete on Friday afternoon, measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale. It took place at a depth of 10km and was centered on a location around 20 kilometers from Kentri, southeastern Crete. No injuries or...

A large grass fire on the Greek island of Crete has seen the authorities deploy a helicopter to dump water on acres of burning land. Strong winds are thought to be fanning the flames which have taken hold in in eastern...