Με μία κοινή επιστολή προς τους Δήμους Κισσάμου και Καντάνου – Σελίνου, η Ένωση Ξενοδόχων Χανίων κρούει τον κώδωνα του κινδύνου για τις δύο δημοφιλείς παραλίες του Ελαφονησίου και του Μπάλου. Προτείνει δε και πάλι την επιβολή εισιτηρίου στις δύο παραλίες, ώστε να υπάρχει έλεγχος της ροής των επισκεπτών. Αναλυτικά το κείμενο των δύο επιστολών: Τελειώνοντας την φετινή τουριστική σαιζόν διαπιστώνουμε όλοι ότι οι μοναδικού κάλους παραλίες του δήμου σας, ήταν ξανά πρώτες στις προ

A new framework for the sustainable development of NATURA sites is called to be applied by the Managing Authorities in co-operation with the local government in order to end phenomena of abuses and arbitrariness that occur in areas of high traffic. As regards Elafonissi and Balos, which every summer "sink" from people, controlled turnaround comes back as a proposed solution. On the sidelines of the conference on the protection and sustainable development of the areas of the E

On an annual basis, Times announces the top 10 destinations in the US, and the 7 top destination in the world. According to their awards, in 2017, Crete was ranked 3rd. Based on their article, Crete has world famous attractions, such as the Palace of Knossos, beautiful beaches, and great restaurants, serving fresh seafood, homemade raki and cheese. It is useful to mention that Times pointed that now is a good time to visit Crete, since the prices of the airline tickets and ho

TripAdvisor, the largest travel platform in the world, released its lists of the best beaches on the planet for 2017, based on the results of the Travellers' Choice awards. According to those results, Elafonisi was ranked in the 9th position of the best beaches in the world, and owns the 2nd position in Europe for 2017. In the same ranking tables, Balos was ranked 7th among the best European beaches. It is worthwhile to point that it is a great honour for our island, Crete, t