Kastelli

The new airport at Kastelli, near Iraklio on the island of Crete, is under construction and will be completed in February 2027.

Its annual capacity is estimated to reach 10 million passengers by 2030, to be expanded later to 14 million.

A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the Greek tourist island.

A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the Greek tourist island.

Earth-removal work on the installations for a new airport on the southern Aegean island of Crete has led to an archaeological discovery that Greece's Culture Ministry says is unique for its period and needs to be examined much more thoroughly to reveal its exact significance.

Police in Crete are investigating a shooting in which assailants riddled a car with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, injuring a man inside.

The shooting took place in the village of Tsifout Kastelli, in Iraklio prefecture, according to state broadcaster ERT.

The new international airport of Heraklion in Crete will be up and running by the end of 2025. The first of the major projects that will upgrade the infrastructure of the island, corresponding to an investment of about 520 million euros, will replace the existing, overburdened "Nikos Kazantzakis" airport.

Spanish International News Agency EFE, which is read by millions of Spanish-speakers globally praises Greek tourism and its prospects in a tribute it recently published.

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The deadline for submitting binding financial bids for the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund international tender for the utilization of the area of ​​the former American base in Gournes, Heraklion, expires today.

What is planned is to create a tourist complex with a casino.

It was close to the city of Heraklion

GEK Terna intends to vie for the projects of upgrading and operating the airports of Sofia and Bucharest, as the concessions are among the main future targets of the Greek group's management, Kathimerini understands.