An 8.4% increase was recorded in February this year in the number of visitors to the country’s museums, as well as 16.3% in free-entry visitors and 56.8% in collections. In the first two months, there was a 5.8% increase in museum visitors, a 10.6% increase in free-admission visitors and a 59.1% increase in receipts. Also […]

OFYPEKA recommends special caution to visitors to the Samaria National Park on Thursday, June 18, 2026 due to a forecast of intense instability and strong gusts of wind in the area. The Natural Environment and Climate Change Organization is advising visitors to the Samaria National Park to exercise increased caution due to the weather conditions predicted for […]

Heraklion: “Green light” for beaches – All coasts suitable for swimming Heraklion:All beaches in the Heraklion Regional Unit are deemed suitable for swimming after exhaustive health checks and microbiological analyses carried out by the competent services. All marine areas of the Heraklion Regional Unit are considered suitable for swimming , both on the northern and southern coasts, […]

The mayors of Phaistos, Archanes – Asterousia, Gortys and Viannos unite their voices, calling for immediate planning, financing and a timetable for the Southern Road Axis, which they characterize as a key project for the development of the Cretan south Determined to keep the issue of the Southern Road Axis at the top of the […]

Rethimnon: The need to create the route had already emerged from the joint working meetings of the two bodies, within the framework of planning for the protection and promotion of the area. Another important step for the protection, promotion and sustainable utilization of the unique natural wealth of the Municipality of Agios Vasilios was taken with the […]