Crete

Instability in Turkey has caused a drop in cruise ship arrivals in Greece's Aegean islands, according to latest data seen by Kathimerini.

Passenger traffic at the port of Iraklio in Crete saw a 39.4 percent decline in passenger traffic with numbers droping to 82,357 in the first six months of 2017 compared to 135,967 in the same period in 2016.

Luxury travelers who have left their holiday bookings until the last minute this month may find the prices steep even by their standards.

The Russian Ballet Theater is wrapping up its tour of Greece on Crete with three shows of its stripped-down production of Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty," based on Marius Petipa's original choreography.

Dozens of protesters gathered in the town of Ieraptera on the southern Aegean island of Crete on Monday night to rally against the possible arrival of the C-Star, a ship chartered by far-right activists aiming to prevent migrant rescues in the Mediterranean.

Who says that during your summer holidays all you can enjoy is sun-kissed beaches and water sport activities? Well, in Crete at the same time you can enjoy night life to its maximum, live for a while like a millionaire, sunbathe with the beau monde and find peace of mind on a serene island teeming with history that has inspired best-selling famous writers.

Two women, an 18-year-old Greek and a 28-year-old Russian national, have been arrested in the town of Hersonissos on Crete for the illegal distribution of laughing gas.

According to police, they were found in possession of 46 canisters of the substance.

Police in Hersonissos, Crete, arrested a 62-year-old man and two young British tourists for selling laughing gas. Authorities said the arrests were made as part of an operation to clamp down on the sale of the gas to tourists visiting the island.

The 62-year-old local man was arrested after small canisters of nitrous oxide were found in a bar he owned.

The daughter of Greek singer Lefteris Pantazis, sexy Konnie Metaxa is holidaying in Matala, Crete.

The EU is offering emergency equipment, personnel and satellite imagery to help Greece deal with the aftermath of the overnight earthquake.

The name of the Turkish national killed in the earthquake on the island of Kos is Sinan Kurtoglu. According to Turkish media, the 39-year-old man was killed when the bar he was at in the old town of Kos collapsed. The other tourist that was killed was a 27-year-old Swede whose identity has not yet been confirmed. The Turkish man was identified by the Turkish Minister of Health.