Crete

Authorities in the island of Crete have arrested a Spanish man for attempting to loot an archaeological site near the town of Hania.

A guard spotted the 44-year-old who was using a metal detector at the site of Falassarna, an ancient harbor town on the island's northwest coast, and alerted the police who arrested the suspect.

Hellenic Police (EL.AS) over the weekend arrested a total of 46 foreigners trying to fly to Europe from the Heraklion and Chania, Crete airports using fake passports, reported Greek Reporter. 

The foreigners were between the ages of 17 and 51, coming from several different countries. They tried to use the forged documents in an effort to travel to various European destinations.

Six of Greece's 74 regional units rank near the top of the European Union's list of areas with the highest number of fatalities from road accidents.

Set out on an exhilarating journey of gastronomic imagination to Chania or Haniá, one of the most desired Cretan destinations!

A bouyátsa with cream, a delicious cream pie dusted with powdered sugar based on an old Asia Minor recipe, is the sweetest way to start your day! Continue your culinary quest with a visit to the “temple of gastronomy”, the Chania Municipal Market.

Crete is a famous holiday destination throughout the whole year – for lovers of the sun, families, couples and singles. The island fascinates its visitors with beautiful beaches and its historical and legendary past. Everywhere you go, you’ll experience the warm hospitality and welcoming of the Greeks.

A 20-year-old motorist who killed two pedestrians in Hania on Thursday when he hit them with his car will defend himself Monday before an investigating magistrate in the Cretan port.

The Georgian national hit a 20-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man while they were walking along a road near the Technical University of Crete in Hania.

A magistrate on Crete Friday gave a 20-year-old motorist who killed two pedestrians on Thursday when he hit them with his car an extension until Monday to prepare his defense.

The Georgian national hit a 20-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man while they were walking along a road near the Technical University of Crete in Hania.

A man and a woman, both aged 35, died after trying to save two of their children in rough seas off Crete on Tuesday night. According to local reports, the couple had been camping with their four children at the beach in Geropotamo, Rethymno.

Summer holidays are supposed to be a period of relaxation and carefree time. But these two tourists in Crete apparently missed the memo. The two men, an Italian and Russian, started brawling possibly over a disputed parking spot. The altercation was initially verbal, before one man slammed the drivers’ door once the other man had entered his vehicle.

Two French tourists who had alerted rescue services on Sunday that they were lost near a hiking trail linking Falasarna and Palaiohora on the island of Crete, eventually found their way out, without, however, notifying the relevant authorities until many hours later, when they arrived back at their hotel.

The pointless rescue operation lasted until the next morning.