Athens (dpa) - Two earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 4.6 and 5.3 struck, within minutes of each other, the holiday island ...

As the agricultural epicenter of Greece for more than 4,000 years, Crete’s generous glugs of olive oil and burbling ...

Amid a deadly heat wave across Europe, wildfires are burning in countries including Spain, Greece and Turkey. Hundreds of firefighters in Greece have been dispatched to battle a massive blaze ...

The largest island in Greece, Crete has everything you might want from a summer getaway. Sandy beaches (including a pink one that consistently ranks among the country’s best) en ...

A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 people has been extinguished, officials say. Some 230 firefighters and six helicopters worked at the scene near the resort ...

It was located 69 km south-southwest of the city of Rethymno on the island of Crete – a tourist haven, with more than six ...

According to the information available so far, the 37-year-old is believed to have links to individuals recently arrested in ...

Crete has been a food destination a long time in the making. Greece’s biggest island is dotted with centuries-old olive trees (including the oldest olive tree in the world still producing fruit), ...

Ancient DNA analysis has unveiled the origins of the Bronze Age Minoans, revealing they weren't foreign arrivals but ...

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