Ierapetra hosts Eastern Crete Gastronomy Festival dedicated to the sea
The Eastern Crete Gastronomy Festival ran in Ierapetra on Sunday 2 August, presenting 49 local recipes to a…
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Heraklion Paves Roads and Maintains Green Spaces and Street Lighting
The Municipality of Heraklion is paving Ikarou and Nathena streets and maintaining green spaces and street lighting across…
Crete Weather Forecast: Sunshine and Highs to 37°C on Wednesday, August 5th
Crete's forecast for Wednesday, August 5: clear skies, northerly winds up to 7 Beaufort, and highs of 37°C…
Wildfires have burned 42% of Attica’s forests in ten years, EU data show
Wildfires have burned 42% of Attica's forest area over 10 years, about 512,000 stremmata, according to Copernicus and…
Knossos to Get Early-Warning Fire Detection System
A new fire-detection station will be installed near the archaeological site of Knossos after authorities approved its location…
Heraklion Installs Smart Parking System With 800 New Spaces
Heraklion is adding 800 smart parking spaces on the city perimeter under the Smart Cities project, with operating…