Wednesday, October 14, 2026
The latest news from around Crete: weather, travel, local life and island events, updated daily.
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The Technical University of Crete is researching marine pollution near the SEA DIAMOND wreck, still lying in the Santorini caldera nearly 20 years after it sank.
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The Association of Olive-Growing Municipalities of Crete holds a seminar in Heraklion on October 14 on linking olive…
Meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafyllias says Chania could see local rainfall of 70-80mm during a storm forecast for Tuesday and…
SomCon says it has more than 600 containers across Crete available to hotels and accommodations needing temporary storage…
A CretaOne feature explains that the Lasithi Plateau's famous white-sailed windmills were wind-driven water pumps built for irrigation,…
EMY forecasts strengthening north winds reaching 7 to 8 Beaufort and local rain across Crete from Tuesday through…
More than 60,000 passengers passed through Heraklion's Nikos Kazantzakis airport in one weekend, with over 300 flights in…
Greece's weather turns more autumnal from Sunday, October 11, with rain and storms expected in several regions, strongest…
A magnitude 4 earthquake, described as weak, struck the sea area between Kasos and Crete at 1:33 a.m.,…
Two wildfires in Rethymno's Agios Vasileios municipality burned about 50,000 stremmata in late July, among Greece's four most…
Meteo forecasts highs of 27C in Crete on Saturday, October 10, with scattered mountain rain and winds up…
Thomas Bechert, a 65-year-old German tourist with serious health conditions, has been missing from Georgioupolis, Chania since September…
A feature outlines how dakos, antikristo and other traditional Cretan dishes continue to reflect the island's seasonal, local-ingredient…
Agia Irini Gorge in Selino reopens to visitors on Saturday, October 10, after closing due to heavy rain.
Hersonissos is developing plans for a new breakwater with a marina of at least 120 berths, including space…
Crete recorded the country's lowest temperatures on October 9, with Tzermiado, Lasithi, dropping to 2.9°C, meteo.gr reports.
Grill House Marnellos and Vergitsi Winery in Heraklion will host a joint tasting event on Friday, October 16,…
Kalo Chorio's community president asks the Lasithi Bar Association to clarify who must clean storm debris from Agios…
Condé Nast Traveller readers ranked Greece the world's best country for 2026, giving it 98.14 out of 100…
Crete could host more than 20 diving destinations within three years, as two parks are finished, two more…
