Friday, October 23, 2026
The latest news from around Crete: weather, travel, local life and island events, updated daily.
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Decades of research, from the 1960s Seven Countries Study onward, continue to link the traditional Cretan diet to cardiovascular health and longevity.
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Three cruise ships carrying a combined 7,000 passengers docked at Souda port in Chania on October 20, boosting…
Divers near Antalya, Turkey, uncovered a shipwreck up to 4,700 years old that may have been sailing toward…
A photography exhibition on the Sfakian Madares mountain region of the White Mountains opens at the Church of…
Registration has opened for the Rethymno Tourism Summit 2026 on October 26, featuring Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis and…
Heraklion's council has approved a plan asserting the municipality's 32.4% ownership of the current airport site and its…
A tourist injured her leg near the exit of Imbros Gorge in Chania on Sunday and was rescued…
Meteo forecasts sunshine and rising temperatures up to 23C across Crete on Monday, October 19, with limited overnight…
Chania's Venetian harbour filled with visitors on October 17 for the 29th Tsikoudia Festival, organized by the "O…
Crete's weather improves on Sunday, October 18, with higher temperatures and more sunshine, meteorologist Klearchos Marousakis reports.
Archaeologists find a 4,700-year-old shipwreck off Turkey whose cargo suggests links to Crete and Troy in Bronze Age…
Visitors wearing jackets and carrying umbrellas crowded central Heraklion on October 17 despite rainy weather, Cretalive reports.
The Natural History Museum of Crete officially reopened its renovated exhibition spaces in Heraklion on Friday, October 16,…
Authorities approved two new hotel developments in Istron and revised the building permit for the Blue Palace complex…
Meteo forecasts rain and scattered thunderstorms reaching Crete overnight into Saturday, with a temporary temperature drop and strengthening…
A Pricefox price comparison finds coffee got more expensive in 2026 across Greece's six largest cities, with all…
The Natural History Museum of Crete has officially reopened with 5,000 square metres of renovated, interactive exhibition space,…
The Region of Crete and FORTH will study erosion at Kalo Chorio's three bays and propose protection measures…
A meteo.gr weather station near Samaria has recorded more than 1,000mm of rain in the first 15 days…
A cruise ship returned to Heraklion port so a 67-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman, both British, could…
