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Crete Dominates Greece Tourism Rankings as Direct Flights Surge

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Chania Power Outages Planned Monday for Grid Maintenance

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British Tourist in Critical Condition After Quad Bike Crash in Rhodes

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Greece's May Day: Most Businesses Close, Services Limited for Tourists

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Crete Emerges as Leading Destination for Wedding Tourism

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Planned power cuts hit Heraklion and Rethymno on April 27

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Road Subsidence Closes Crete's Nearxou Street

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Runner Retraces Historic Path of Cretan Uprising Hero

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May15

Battle of Crete Anniversary

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Matala Beach Festival

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Yakinthia Festival - Heraklion

Jul15

Crete Open Air Film Festival

Aug15

Cretan Wine Festival - Heraklion

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