The island has a culinary tradition as old as its ancient olive trees. Our writer savours its family-run tavernas, village bakeries and local produce ...

Athens (dpa) - Two earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 4.6 and 5.3 struck, within minutes of each other, the holiday island of Crete around midday on Saturday, the media reported.

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

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 ...

It was located 69 km south-southwest of the city of Rethymno on the island of Crete – a tourist haven, with more than six million arrivals in 2025.

Greece Battles Wildfire on Crete for a Third Day as Temperatures Rise ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests and ...

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), ...

Gazing towards the islet of Spinalonga from the villa’s pool terrace, I can’t help but picture the characters from Victoria ...

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