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China, Greece Get Close; Samaras, Li Visit Crete

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is wrapping up a three-day visit to Greece on June 21 with a visit to Crete - along with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras - as the two leaders talked about closer business and cultural ties. Some...

Bridge Between Greek Expats of Canada and Crete

The Consul General of Greece in Canada, Thanos Kafopoulos, the president of the Greek Community of Montreal, Nikos Pagonis and the vice president of the Cretan Association of Montreal, Mihalis Christodoulakis, have had successive meetings with the governor of...

Italian Tour Operators Visit Crete

Some 170 Italian tourism operators visited Crete with the aim of increasing visitors from their country to the popular island. The Italian tour operators represent more than 3,500 travel agencies and arrived in Heraklion to make their travel plan...

First Greek University Was On Crete

An important center of literature and education of the Byzantine years, which could be considered as the first Greek university, was excavated by Professor Ath. Paliouras in the location Losoudi of Asterousia, in Heraklion regional unit, at an altitude...

Incredible Crete 2013 New Spot (video)

The Region of Crete's advertising campaign, Incredible Crete 2013,  continues with new exciting spots. Millions of views open the road for Crete to become a natural movie studio. The tourist campaign began in May 2013 with the incredible hospitality and...

Could Crete Be Looking to Secede?

A publication which spread on the Internet about Crete becoming an independent state has caused uproar and police intervention. According to cretalive.gr, it all started on July 5 and seems to have taken on. Political party offices are also alarmed...

Region of Crete Gets Green Prize

The Region of Crete was awarded the first Green Prize for saving energy at schools. It was the only Region in Greece that participated in the European Project Euronet 50/50-Saving energy at schools. The prize award of the European Competition...

Greece Keeps On Running in Crete

The organizers of town races for all, Run Greece, that took place on June 16 in Heraklion, Crete, announced that the race will become an institution for Crete. This year, Run Greece was organized by the Hellenic Association of Amateur...

Greece at Roman Cerealia Fest 2013

The Roman Cerealia Festival, which is in its third year in the Italian capital, is dedicated to modern and ancient Greek culture and gastronomy this year. The reference to the ancient Greek goddess Demeter, Cerere in ancient Rome, provides...

Ukrainians Flock to Crete

After his participation in an economic-business forum in Kiev, Ukraine, Stavros Arnaoutakis, governor for the Crete Region, stated that the number of Ukrainian tourists to visit Crete will rise by 200 percent this summer. Arnaoutakis was invited by his Ukrainian...