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New Democracy lawmaker Lefteris Avgenakis accused the Greek government of secretly preparing to resettle 3,000 refugees from Germany to Crete. Recently, Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas announced that 2,000 refugees and migrants from the Greek mainland will be transferred to...

On Thursday Alternate Minister for Migration Policy, Yiannis Mouzalas, shared the latest strategic plans from the Greek government to try to ease the overcrowded migrant camps around the country by building four refugee camps on Crete. While speaking at a...

Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron will be spending her vacation in Elounda, on the Greek island of Crete, along with her two children. The 41-year-old actress was spotted on Sunday, August 8, dining at the Porto Elounda Hotel restaurant, where she...

CRETAquarium, one of Europe’s largest and most contemporary aquaria, near Heraklion, Crete, has opened its doors to the “Healthy Seas Fashion Project”, an exhibition of clothing made with yarn reclaimed from the sea, organized by MEDASSET (the Mediterranean Association...

Houdetsi, a well-known village in Crete, will fill with music in the coming days, thanks to the 7th Houdetsi Music Festival. World music will flood the village Houdetsi in Heraklion for the 7th Houdetsi Music Festival. Around 140 musicians from...

Greek tourism figures in July showed signs of hope after a first half that showed an increase in arrivals but less than expected revenues. Last-minute bookings have increased, while the increase in arrivals has reached double-digit percentages, said Andreas Andreadis,...

Last month youth from all over Europe who have come together to volunteer at Greece's Archelon Sea Turtle Protection Society on the island of Crete had a treat when they were able to witness the season's first baby loggerhead sea...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck off the coast of the Greek island of Crete in Greece on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey reported. There are no reports of damage or casualties. The quake's epicenter was located 61 miles...

The poisonous lionfish was located for the first time in the sea region of Agios Panteleimonas in Crete, Lassithi. The Cretan Aquarium of the Greek Center for Marine Research announced the appearance of the tropical fish, otherwise known as...

Crete, Greece's largest island in the south Aegean Sea, ranks 8th as the best place to retire, according to the Live and Invest Overseas Annual Retire Overseas Index. The Annual retire Overseas Index comes after months of on-the-ground research, by a wide...