Chania

The president of major opposition party New Democracy (ND), Kyriakos Mitsotakis criticised the Greek government over its lack of competence in dealing with the raging fires that have erupted across Attica and in the Ionian island of Zakynthos. “Citizens are aware when the state does its job well and when it fails”, Mr.

The fourth Cretan World Music Festival, held on Wednesday, July 19, in Alikianos in Hania, is hosting three ensembles whose music is inspired by the island's history and landscapes. The evening opens with the Cretan Music Group, comprising festival founder Maria Manousaki on the violin and four skilled musicians playing original work and adaptations that blend Cretan music and American jazz.

The city of Hania in Crete is hosting the seventh edition of Dance Days Chania, featuring up-and-coming and acclaimed artists from Greece and other parts of the world who express different trends in modern dance through their work. The performances are supplemented by workshops on dance techniques and improvisation exercises.

A one of a kind exhibition will be held from July 27, to August 18 at the stunning Firkas fortress, in the heart of the old harbour of Chania, on Crete.

Now in its seventh edition, the international Dance Days Chania festival hosts up-and-coming and acclaimed artists from Greece and other parts of the world who express the different trends in modern dance today through their work. The performances are augmented with workshops on dance techniques and improvisation exercises.

There is nothing coincidental about the Culture Ministry's constant interventions in its effort to privatize state assets.

Crete is the largest island in Greece and its coastline of 1,046 km or 650 miles makes for some extraordinary beaches. With crystal clear waters and sand in a variety of colors, Crete’s beaches are unforgettable – in fact, this year of the 486 Blue Flag awarded beaches in Greece, 112 of the eco-labeled beaches are located on Crete!

Greek Alternate Minister of Health Pavlos Polakis received a suspended 10-month prison sentence for a case regarding the illegal construction of a jetty. Mr. Polakis had been charged in 2011 with building a jetty without a proper permit from the competent authorities in the municipality of Sfakia, Crete when he was acting Mayor.

Former conservative statesman Constantinos Mitsotakis was buried Thursday in the Argoulide cemetary in his native Hania, in Crete, alongside his wife Marika, who died in 2012. The ceremony was attended by politicians, relatives and islanders with whom the Mitsotakis family maintained close ties. [Petros Pattakos/Eurokinissi]

The funeral of former Greek PM Konstantinos Mitsotakis, who passed away at the age of 99 on Monday, is under way at the Municipal cemetery of Agrgoulide in Chania, Crete. In a moving eulogy, his daughter Dora Bakoyannis thanked her father for his contribution to the country and the love and humanity he taught her of Crete and Greece.