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Heraklion Leads Greece With 18.8% Jump in Spring Passengers

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Bishop Prodromos Celebrates First Liturgy at Veni Church

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Planned Electricity Outages Scheduled Across Crete on April 28

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'Say It, Mom' Premieres in Chania May 3-4

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BOAK Highway Closure: Controlled Blasting Affects Crete's Main Route

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Foreign Buyers Fuel Surge in Greece’s Holiday Home Market - tovima.com

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Crete Leads As Foreign Investment Floods Greece's Holiday Market

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Crete to face planned power outages Tuesday for grid maintenance

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