A sweeping police dragnet has sealed off Vorizia, a mountain village on Crete that sits less than an hour from some of the island’s most popular beaches, after a street shooting left two people dead and at least 10 others injured over the weekend.
ATHENS, Greece — Summer visitors stepping onto Greece’s sun-splashed quays are finding more than blue skies and taverna music this year. From Piraeus to Crete, a rolling wave of demonstrations aimed at Israeli holidaymakers has introduced an unexpected layer of tension to one of the Mediterranean’s busiest tourism corridors.
A fresh set of numbers from vacation-rental marketplace HomeToGo points to a banner year ahead for Greek tourism, and Athens officials can hardly hide their excitement. The platform’s annual travel-trends report shows that search interest from U.S. users for Greece vacations in 2025 has rocketed so sharply that the country now ranks No.
ATHENS — Southern Europe wildfires have erupted once again, prompting authorities in Greece and Türkiye to issue evacuation orders and push urgent safety guidance to residents and tourists alike. The combination of a blistering early-summer heatwave, tinder-dry vegetation and strong winds has set off multiple blazes from the Aegean coast of Türkiye to the hills south of Athens.
ATHENS—Brushfires have flared up across parts of northern and central Crete, forcing local authorities to close several hiking trails and prompting tour operators to reshuffle excursions, according to a press release by Which? Travel. While core resort areas and both international airports remain open, smoke and periodic road closures have disrupted day-to-day movement in the island’s interior.
