Crete News

- Program of the Rethymnon Carnival 2007

- Crete ravaged by rains

- New projects in Heraklion Prefecture

- End of “El Greco” shooting in Crete

- Formula 1 racetrack in Crete

- Overgrazing and desertification of Crete

- New look for Eleftherias Square in Heraklion

- Junior schools open after six-week strike

- Impaled on an iron rod for an hour

- Biology to beat cancer

- Increase in thyroid cancer in Crete

- Half of Greeks are on diet

- Coronary disease in Crete

- Mysterious Explosion in Chora Sfakion

- Fragment of the Erechtheion of Acropolis returned to Greece

- Visitors' increase in archaeological sites in 2006

- The Cretans of Australia meet the Greek Ambassador

- Speed trap detector driver arrested

- Music award for Evanthia Reboutsika

- Colours of Southern Crete

- Boomer, our Cretan dog

- All-night Souvlaki Shops in Heraklion

Articles on "Explore Crete"

- Alonia, the threshing circles of Crete

- Cretans speak in Mantinades

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Crete Events :

- Events in December 2006 and January 2007

Crete News

- The Minoan harbour of Knossos

- Kissamos Archaeological Museum

- Eirineos, the new Archbishop of Crete

- Archbishop Timotheos passes away

- Dermatos beach at risk

- The port of Timbaki

- FORTH creates new robot in Crete

- Rethymnon Hospital

- A Scottish wedding in Heraklion

- “Greece - Cyprus” Pottery Exhibition

- Awards for innovative ideas

- No new taxes for 2007 in Greece

- Drop in Inflation rate for August in Greece

Announcements:

- The vanishing threshing circles in Crete

- New Pastor for the Protestant Church of Crete

- The Cretan Gift Shop In Kalives

- The Wind Chimes of Kriti

- Let the inhabitants decide on Tymbaki port

Articles on "Explore Crete"

- The Legend of the 12 Young Rulers

- Avissinos, The Violin Charmer of Crete

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Crete News

- Samaria Gorge: 14-year-old injured by falling rock

- Museum in Messara

- Seeking traces of the Minoans in the Sea of Crete

- Pensioners at 75 in Greece

- Fishing port at Plakias

- Greek ferryboats full

- Kavoussi excavation. Impressive archaeological finds in East Crete

- Cretan Waters Flow in Florida

- The Mayor and people of Heraklion clean up the beaches

- A Cretan in the British Police

- Princes in Crete

- Germans choose Crete and Rhodes

Rainbow Choir in the Cave of Milatos

Importing my car to Greece

The Mediterranean Monk Seal

My initiation in a Cretan kitchen

- Coming Events in Crete, events in August & September 2006 in Crete

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Crete News

- Crete News, read past month's news of Crete

- Crete News page 2

- Artists of Rethymnon, an exhibition for Arts and Crafts in Rethymnon

- Dimitris Karagiannakis and his Cretans

- Michalis, the baker

- Crete, April 2036, a glance into the future of Crete

- Gypsies of Crete, a foreigner's point of view of the Gypsies of Crete

- Gypsies of Greece

Apokries - Carnival in the Historic Museum of Crete

- International Prayers Day in Crete

- Letters to the Editor

- Coming Events in Crete, events in April 2006 in Crete

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Crete News

• Sailors strike is ended
• George Psychoundakis died at the age of 85
• New Airport in Heraklion
• Koules in danger
• Also… Samaria Gorge
• Government re-shuffle promotes Cretan officials
• Vrahassi and Zoniana gain independence
• First Alzheimer’s group in Crete
• The Valentine’s Escape
• Pensioner tackles thief in Heraklion
• Heavy sentence for child sexual abuse in Chania
• Squatters Cultural Centre in Heraklion; future in doubt
• Desertification of Crete
• Allegation of ‘Baby-swap’ in Chania hospital
• Threat for The Palm Trees of Crete
• Tough measures could lead to hotel closures
• Rethymnon Concerns; Health is number one
• Graveyards robbed for drugs
• Gang rape in Heraklion
• B-Younique Art-Studio opens in Gournes

Features

- The New Landscape of Apokoronas

- Cretan Houses: Anna's Limeri in Rethymnon

- The Sparrows of Crete

- Crete, March 2036, a glance into the future of Crete

- Letters to the Editor

Coming Events

- Coming Events in Crete in March 2006

New on ExploreCrete

- Union of Crete with Greece, part 2

- Herbs for Health and Beauty:
Tips from Minoan Crete of 2000BC

- The latest Classified Ads

Crete News

- NO TO RACISM heard in Rethymnon

- Lucky man in Heraklion wins 10,000,000 EUR

- Baby auction in Heraklion

- Casino in Crete

- Earthquake damage in Crete

- Award to top Greek scientist from TEI of Crete

- Fate of Tymbaki harbour unknown

- More problems at Heraklion Archaeological Museum

- Glass recycling in Chania

- Greenhouse crisis in Ierapetra, Crete

- Murder in Agia Galini

- Rise in cancer and obesity in Crete

- Cretan farmer owns 11,250 olive trees

- The sons of 2 daddies

- Washing-up liquid shots in Chania bar

Greece News

- Expensive internet may cost Greece dear

- 30% price reduction on imported cars

- Low rates of drug use in Greece

- Greeks work hard

- Greek books popular in Turkey

Features

- The Language of the Minoans at the Cretan Literature Centre

- 'Glendi' Greek Style

- Cretan wine-tasting evening
at the Stomatologic Society of Crete

- The Carnival of Rethymnon then and now

- FloraCretica, the flowers of Crete

- International Green Week

- EU domain name launch

- Letters to the Editor

- Pythia's Oracles: Your personal horoscope for February 2006

Coming Events

- Program of the Rethymnon Carnival 2006

New on ExploreCrete

- Apokries: Carnival in Crete

- Recipes of Crete: Veal with Aubergines or Eggplant

- Music Reviews: Psarantonis and Markoyannis - Otan se vlepo tragoudo

Crete News

- 2006 to be the year of Changes in Southern Crete?

- 92 Years Since the Union of Crete with Greece

- Return to the European Court over Chania landfill sites

- Three major robberies in Rethymnon in a month

- Christmas Fair at Hersonissos

- Crete Aquarium opens at Gournes

- Heraklion Meeting on Multiple Sclerosis

- Heraklion bus drivers up in arms

- 14-year-old Bulgarian girl for sale at 3,000 euros

- Indian immigrant dies of exposure under Rethymnon bridge

- New wind park in west Crete

- Robbery at Plakias

- 79-year-old saved by his dogs

- National Road closed at Malia

- Works in Rethymnon in the New Year

- Restoration works at Koules

- 5th Mediterranean Cooking and Pastry-making Competition in Crete

- Modernisation of Souda Naval Base

- Protestants Church in Heraklion

Greece News

- Dora Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens, elected World Mayor 2005

- New Greek Tourism Award In China

- Greek campaign for more children costs a billion euros

- Olympic Airlines news: electronic boarding pass and new offers

- Germanwings: two weekly flights from Heraklion to Germany in summertime 2006

- New Working Hours for Public Utilities in Greece

- Greece and Bulgaria Open Tunnel of Love

Features

- Editorial, the new Crete Gazette

- Are we proud of our Museums?

- The Roma of Crete

- The Gypsies; a view of their history and music

- Theofaneia in Crete, the celebration of Epiphany in Crete

- Cretan Houses: the house of Virginia and Wolfgang in Kounali

- Ukranian Artists in Heraklion

- Pythia's Oracles, your horoscope for January 2006

- Letters to the Editor

New on ExploreCrete

- Day trip to Rogdia and Achlada

- Monastery of Savathianna

- The Union of Crete with Greece, part One

- Stelios Mpikakis: H Figi (Music Review)

- Honey in the Wine: The roots of the traditional diet in ancient Crete

- Kolokithokeftedes, Courgette or Zucchini Balls, a tasty recipe from Crete