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 ...

In 2024, the Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete witnessed a surge in tourism, with the number of visitors exceeding one million and surpassing the previous record set in 2019, according to SKAI.

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 ...

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), ...

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.

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

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