Newsletter_March_April

Welcome to the March/April 06 newsletter from Cretan-homes. com

Firstly, we would like to thank all the people who have wished our elder son well after his recent illness. He is now much better and well on the road to recovery, so thank you all for your good wishes Being ill is always a timely reminder that we are only as good as our health dictates and our thoughts go out to those still coping with bad health.

At Cretan-homes, these months have been hectic with a lot of new and renewed interest in our corner of Crete. Most importantly we have been happy to set up the new Crete Property Association, which is made up from reputable, long standing agents. We believe that this association will help to encourage legal practise and also answer questions in a professional and unbiased manor. So watch out for the site as it goes live at at the end of April.

Once again,Carol Paliodaki from 'living in crete' updates us with the latest news on the island, especially with news about Olympic Airways new company identity.

Yiannis Samatas, with his great monthly newspaper The Crete Gazette, has some good ideas as to where to go this Easter, so click here to read the latest edition.

Ann Lisney's column this month is all about life in her village and the importance of village inclusion. Read her article below and if you wish to contact Ann, do drop us a mail.

Although we constantly update the web site, we also have many properties not advertised, so keep checking in, or mailing us and as always; any information or comments are very much appreciated!

Latest Hot Properties

	LITHINES Pretty village house for sale in Lithines. More info
	KOUTSOURAS House and shop for sale in Koutsouras. More info
	KALO NERO 1000m2 land for sale. More info
	MAKRIGIALOS Gym for sale in Makrigialos. On the main road. More info
What's happening in Crete Successor to OA is taking shape 20th March 2006 .Olympic Airlines, Greece’s troubled national carrier, is to be replaced by a completely stripped-down airline which will be called Pantheon Airways, according to a business plan which has been prepared by the government and was seen by Sunday’s Kathimerini. The new carrier will be shorn of all its subsidiaries such as ground handling, and will focus only on actual flights. Pantheon’s first flight is slated for October 26 this year Crete Airport improvements. Chania airport is to be extended, and a study will be carried out throughout 2006. In 2007 the airport will be open 24hours a day and night flights will be allowed. Currently no flights are allowed to land or depart from Chania between midnight and 6a.m. The home of the Great Statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, in Helepa, Chania, is to be turned into a museum. The house was built in 1877 and Venizelos lived at least half of his life there. In 2002 the ‘National Foundation Eleftherios K. Venizelos’ bought the house with the aim of transforming it into a museum. A study of the building has been made and the first estimates of costs is 1,700,000 Euros. One third of this cost has been promised by the Greek Parliament. Much of the original furniture, along with photographs, remain in the house and the Foundation’s goal is to collect, through donations and by buying, artifacts and works of art related to Eleftherios Venizelos and the history of that era. More on the web siteWWW.CRETEFORLIFE.COM. The charity needs to raise a total 15.000 Euros to be able to bring ten children to Crete, for a holiday next year. These children are from different countries where they are victims of war, chemical or natural disasters. Log onto the site to read more and maybe give a donation. As always, we look forward to seeing you all here in Makriyialos! Other News Any suggestions or advise about our web site or newsletter is always happily received. E-mail us with your views. Moving or have moved to Crete and would be interested in writing a monthly column for us? Contact us with details of your column ideas. Looking for some advice? Why not post a message at our forum on http://www.cretan-homes.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl Sitia mountains . To see more from Phil Bebbington's collection, click on the picture below to visit his web site.

Where we are advertising from November to December.

'A PLACE IN THE SUN '

Cretan homes is currently advertising in the above areas, although we are constantly looking to improve our service.

We are also advertising heavily on the Internet, with banners on the following sites.

Our local radio advert runs four times a day,seven days a week.

Apartments for rent

Want to stay in a lovely one bedroom apartment? Contact us for more details

Beautiful March and April Flowers

To see more from Tom and Julia Feise's web site, click on the pictures below.

Monthly Columns

Read a monthly column written by Ann Lisney, our resident journalist.

This month, the story is called

'A Greek tragedy'

New Partnership

Look at the website

Crete Property Association for helpful advise for those wanting to move to Crete and buy property here.

Building Techniques

Click on the below picture to read more about the new building techniques we are endorsing.

If you do make contact, please mention where you saw them advertised. This helps us with our marketing and reciprocal co-ordination. Thanks

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