The ancient Minoan palace of Zominthos on Crete, located at a height of 1,200 meters, shows that Minoans were highlanders too ...

The life of ancient Greek sage, philosopher and prophet Epimenides of Crete straddles history and myth, but some of his works ...

This beautiful island of the Cyclades has just been named the most walkable and boasts over 25 different hiking trails with ...

Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area ... Surrounded on all sides by towering mountains and smooth sandy beaches ...

“Crete is known as the Zeus of the Greek archipelago,” says Maria Passarivaki ... snow on many of its peaks (especially the White Mountains on the west), Crete is an all-year destination ...

Greece's largest island offers every kind of sunshine break, from amped-up all-inclusives to chic urban stays, beach hotels ...

Feta, a Greek staple cheese, isn't produced or popular on Crete. Instead, look for graviera, a hard cheese (similar to Swiss gruyere) aged in caves in the White Mountains. The soft, ricotta-like ...

Hidden away in the heart of Greece, far from the crowds in the popular tourist hotspots, there's a destination that is said ...

A tragic end has come to the search for 21-year-old German tourist Johann Williams, who was found dead in Crete after going ...

as Greece's southernmost isle, Crete has the longest tourist season and is pretty much the sunniest place in the country. What's not to like? From a natural perspective too, there are heaps of ...