Heraklion

On Tuesday, Google announced a plan that will improve Greek tourism’s online communication tools, in collaboration with the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT) and the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). The “Grow Greek Tourism Online” project aims to provide enterprises operating...

Not able to cope with the pain of his illness, a Greek businessman decided to put an end to his life by shooting himself in front of his business in Heraklion, Crete. The 62-year-old man who was at his office asked his son to go to...

Shortly before the tourist season officially begins, statistics for April support estimates by tourist agents and large tour operators that Greece will be among the most popular destinations in the Mediterranean this summer. According to the most optimistic estimates, Greece may be...

It has been revealed that a mime artist, who entertained the Cretan town of Heraklion with various impersonations – notably of the famous silent actor Charlie Chaplin – was in fact an internationally wanted fugitive. The artist had been frequenting Lions Square in Heraklion, but has absent from...

Police in Heraklion, Crete, have located several safe houses where illegal immigrants were held by a human-trafficking ring. A total of nine – one Greek and eight Syrians  – traffickers were arrested for holding 47 immigrants captive, among them young...

A destitute 40 year-old man has been living along with his family under squalid conditions in a cave in Heraklion, Crete in Greece. As if that was not enough, he was considered by the Greek state to have violated...

A two-day free seminar has been organized by the Foundation for Youth and Lifelong Learning in Heraklion, Crete, on March 13 and 14. The seminar will offer valuable information on how to deal with critical and practical issues that...

A Turkish terrorist wanted by the Turkish authorities for her involvement in several terrorist plots in the neighboring country, was arrested on Saturday on the Greek island of Crete by local police authorities. The 44-year-old woman, who had managed to...

Theodoros Kallinos, historic figure on Crete and hero of the Resistance, has died aged 100. He was a legend in the Cretan resistance and led a battalion in the victorious battle of Kopsas. According to his narrations, when he stepped...

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) announced this week that the percentage of international tourists arriving at the main Greek airports increased during 2013. In December there was a rise of 16.1%, while overall during the year there...