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1 week ago | argophilia.com | Mihaela Lica Butler

Stories of InterestHosted by the Municipality of Amari, the Leonidas Kladou Statue Unveiling on June 30, 2025, honors the legendary Cretan musician. The Region of Crete unveiled an Operational Plan for Cretan Food Culture to strengthen the island’s culinary identity. A British tourist contracted Legionnaires’ disease after a stay at a distinguished hotel in Heraklion, Crete, in early June. In the summer of 2025, as mass tourism begins to lose its luster, a quieter revolution is underway.

2 weeks ago | argophilia.com | Mihaela Lica Butler

Heraklion, that hectic city where you risk your toes walking near the port, is bracing for a new era. Crete’s new Kastelli International Airport, now looming in the countryside near the ancient airstrip of Nikos Kazantzakis, is expected to greet the world by 2028. Greek officials seem convinced it will save the tourism industry—or at least distract from summer traffic jams.

3 weeks ago | argophilia.com | Victoria Udrea

Plan your Cretan holiday for Trygos, the traditional grape harvest in Crete. Every late summer, Crete turns grape harvesting into an event as dramatic and communal as a village wedding but with more sticky feet and far fewer speeches. From the dog days of August through the indecisive weather of early October, fields fill with locals who seem to believe that picking, squishing, and fermenting grapes is the height of togetherness. Don’t tell them otherwise—tradition is a powerful thing.

3 weeks ago | argophilia.com | Mihaela Lica Butler

Stories of InterestPlan your family holiday in Crete with the ultimate list of family-friendly attractions in Heraklion. Perfect for tourists travelling with kids. Almyrida residents and tourists are facing a risk of accidents due to an unfinished road restoration following municipal water pipe works. The art exhibition ‘The Secret Thread of Ariadne’ opens at the Polychoro in Heraklion, June 6–13, 2025, offering free entry to all guests.

3 weeks ago | argophilia.com | Victoria Udrea

Stories of InterestAlmyrida residents and tourists are facing a risk of accidents due to an unfinished road restoration following municipal water pipe works. The art exhibition ‘The Secret Thread of Ariadne’ opens at the Polychoro in Heraklion, June 6–13, 2025, offering free entry to all guests. Dia Island is a protected haven just off Crete, once a major Minoan port, now a Natura 2000 site. The August Full Moon in Crete offers travelers a rare chance to join Cretans in island-wide festivities.