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Strong demand for holiday homes on Crete
• Greece
There has recently been a strong and increasing interest in holiday homes on the island of Crete from mainly foreign companies
Hundreds flee due to forest fires
• Greece
One person was killed and hundreds evacuated in one of the worst forest fires this summer.
Culinary Tourism in Crete
• Greece
Catering to a whole new set of tourists, Crete Island is slowly starting a revolution with the new form of tourism it endorses. Termed Culinary Tourism, it allows visitors to indulge in the culinary practices of the island.
Sailor died on cruise accident
• Greece
The Louis Cruise Lines Company expressed their regret for the death of an Indonesian sailor aboard the Orient Queen, which was on tour around the Greek Islands.
Water Boost for Thirsty Islands
• Greece
Environmental issues were the focus of the policy agenda of the Greek government when, in March 2007, it announced an ambitious plan to improve the water-supply situation in some of the most popular islands.
Danger for Greek shorelines
• Greece
Greek shorelines are receding by almost 2 to 2.5 meters every year. This phenomenon is attributed to the climatic changes brought on by global warming and earthquakes.
Discovering the First Traces of the Olive
• Greece
he history of the cultivation of olive in Greece dates back to thousand of years. The eastern Mediterranean basin, mainly Syria and the Asia Minor, is thought to have been the home of the first olive trees.
El Greco painting
• Greece
Emilios Velimezis, a Greek businessman and an amateur collector, died 60 years ago without being able to convince scholars that the painting he possessed was in fact a 1566 painting by El Greco.
Cyclades face problem of popularity
• Greece
The picturesque islands of Cyclades were once isolated and residents would deal mostly with fishing. However, today, they are among the most popular holiday destinations of Europe
Total Solar Eclipse Visible on Crete
• Greece
A total solar eclipse that was visible from Greek territory took place on March 29, 2006.
Jennifer Aniston takes a break in Greece
• Greece
With media frenzy surrounding the highly publicized split between Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, mounting every day, Jennifer Aniston, short for Anastassakis, is looking for a means to live a normal life.
Early Greek writing unearthed on Crete
• Greece
The Greek Ministry of Culture made yesterday an important announcement: the discovery of a treasure-trove of archaeological material depicting some of the earliest known examples of ancient Greek writing
Foreign workers open up their own business
• Greece
In the recent years, a new phenomenon has made its appearance in Greece: a considerable number of the immigrants who have settled in Greece started to open up their own businesses
EU Blasts Crete Energy Plant
• Greece
The government of Greece had to face the anger of the European Union for not taking sufficient measures to safeguard the Cretan environment from pollution.
Shipwreck off Crete leaves two missing
• Greece
Yesterday morning a Saint Vincent flagged cargo ship sank off the coast of Crete, after which rescuers managed to save 8 sailors, all Ukrainian in origin, from the wreck.