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Drawing by Greek Barista Printed on Starbucks Cups

Charitos Moudoufaris, is the Starbucks barista whose design will be featured on the Starbucks cups for a limited time. Starbucks had recently run a competition, during which employees with an "artsy" side, were called to design on the cups and...

Melbourne Celebrates 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete

The Cretan Organization of Melbourne and Melbourne's Cretan Association, along with the help of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand and the coordinating council for the memory of the Battle of Crete, organized a series of events to...

Hike Across Crete in 28 days

Luca Gianotti, an Italian who has studied Philosophy, has always been interested in hiking. He has been a guide since 1992 and now attempts to materialize hiking tourism in Crete, crossing the island within almost 28 days! Luca Gianotti has made...

Earthquake Shakes Crete

An earthquake occurred on the island of Crete in the afternoon, mostly felt in Herakleion. The earthquake was of 4.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale, according to the Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens. The earthquake was mostly felt...

Ministers and Party Leaders Attend Venizelos Memorial Service on Island of Crete

An event commemorating early 20th century Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, as well as his son and three-time Greek prime minister Sofoklis Venizelos, was held in Hania, Crete, on Sunday. Among those attending were Economy Minister George Stathakis, main opposition...

The Four-Student Parade of Europe's Southernmost Frontier (video)

The four-student parade for the March 25th celebration of Greece's Independence shows that the few people of the island of Gavdos continue to honor traditions, despite the fact that the state seems to have forgotten about their existence. Gavdos is...

Greek Minister of Economy Hopes Agreement With Creditors Will Be Reached by April 22

Minister of Economy Giorgos Stathakis addressed the issue of the ongoing negotiation talks with Greece’s creditors while in Chania, the second largest city of Crete. Responding to a reporter’s question about the status of the negotiation talks, Mr. Stathakis said...

Google Street View Digitizes More Locations in Greece

Google is now digitizing even more locations in Greece in order to help travelers who are planning their next trip have more choices and options, therefore helping to boost the Greek tourist industry. As of today, anyone can "access" Greece...

Greek Architecture Student Excels in UN Competition

Nadia Anthouli, a 26-year-old architecture student in the Polytechnic University of Crete, has excelled in an international competition organized by the UN. The UN competition was organized in order to celebrate the 70th anniversary of nuclear weapon and weapons of...

Elafonissi in Crete Voted 2nd Best Beach in Europe

The beach of Elafonissi located on the Greek island of Crete was ranked among the 14 best beaches in the world and the second best in Europe for 2016, according to the Travellers' Choice Awards -- the largest travel...