Crete

A 30-centimeter kouros statue, depicting a youth praying, and dating to the Minoan period,  has been valued at 1.3 million euros, according to a statement issued by police, nearly a year after the arrest of four people in the Cretan region of Siteia on charges of illegally trading artifacts.

According to research conduced by the Polytechnic of Crete in conjunction with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, foreign tourists from non-Scandinavian countries visiting the island of Crete make up nearly half the total number from 2010 onwards.

Summer has come early in Greece, with meteorologists forecasting a notable rise in temperatures across the county for the next couple days.

Celebrations commemorating the 75th anniversary since Battle of Crete commenced in Melbourne, Australia on April 13.

The Mediterranean Sea is synonymous to large scale population movements throughout the history of mankind. At one point in antiquity the ‘middle sea’, which is what its name means, was scattered with Greek colonies, reaching from Anatolia in the eastern part all the way to the west in Spain and France.

Twelve Greek destinations are included in the list with the 40 glorious getaways from Birmingham Airport where British tourists can have a May bank holiday to soak up some sunshine, Birmingham Mail reports.

Swiss photographer Fred Boissonnas was the first photographer who traveled so much in Greece for more than three decades taking pictures of Greek landscape and people in 1900-1930.

He traveled all over Greece, from Athens to Crete and Kalavryta to Epirus.

A large forest fire broke out in the area of Selekanos, in the region of Lasithi, on the eastern part of Crete, Friday. The fire department has dispatched 15 vehicles and 38 men on the spot to contain the blaze. Sources say the fire started a little after 1pm.

The islet of Gavdos located opposite Sfakia, Crete, is the southern-most border of Greece and Europe.

According to Callimachus, this is the ancient isle of Ogygia where, as Homer claims in “Odyssey”, the nymph Calypso lived. You can actually see on your own the nymph’s “palace” near a cave, if you ask it from a local.

According to data released by TravelTainment, the Greek islands experienced a large increase in bookings from the German market, while bookings for the Turkish Riviera have dropped substantially.