Ierapetra

More than eight decades after the death of a woman who had her own role in the history of Crete, the tomb of Adelina Guitar, the legendary Madame Hortense, has been found.

A 55-year-old Dutch tourist who was reported missing on Monday has been found dead in his car, which was located on a cliff edge near Ierapetra.

Firefighters were called to retrieve the vehicle, which was found near the village of Koutsounari, east of Ierapetra, on Tuesday, as it was in danger of falling off the cliff.

The port authority is set to acquire 11 boats that will be used to transfer patients from islands to hospitals, under an agreement signed on Monday between Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides and the Greek subsidiary of a Danish maritime safety equipment manufacturer.

Police arrested a man for violations of fireworks legislation on Holy Saturday afternoon in Ierapetra, southeastern Crete.

The arrest was made during a check at a business he operates, where a total of 3,290 fireworks items were found and seized.

The investigation is being conducted by the Ierapetra Security Department.

Eastern Mani in southern Greece and the islands of Karpathos and Syros have been deemed to have the most environmentally friendly beaches, and will be spared of umbrella loungers this year, according to a list drafted by the Finance Ministry of 198 "untouched" beaches in 49 municipalities, published on Friday.

A 45-year-old Greek man accused of the murder of the 65-year-old German has been remanded in custody on Crete.

The investigating magistrate and prosecutor in the case made the decision following eight hours of testimony from the suspect.

Authorities across the country remain on alert after 71 wildfires were reported nationwide in the space of just 12 hours on Saturday.

The biggest of the fires, on Crete, forced dozens to flee their homes.

A man was being treated for burns and breathing problems in a hospital in Crete as a wildfire raged out of control in the eastern part o the island on Saturday.

Residents in four villages in Crete have been recommended to evacuate as firefighters battle a large wildfire in a mountainous area northeast of Ierapetra.

Strong northerly winds are fanning the blaze, which broke out near Schinokapsala, in Lasithi regional unit, pushing the fire towards populated areas on the southern coast.

After the Court of First Instance of Lasithi on the island of Crete temporarily halted the demolition of unauthorized constructions on the beaches of Elounda, the Police Directorate of Lasithi has now granted a tacit postponement to the demolitions in Ierapetra.

Concerns have allegedly been raised by law enforcement about the potential for these demolitions to incite social turmoil.