A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Crete on Thursday morning, as the tremors were felt across the Greek island and the Aegean Sea region. Authorities have not reported any serious ...

The Greek island of Crete comes first in interest for Americans looking for budget holidays abroad, according to a new survey ...

The legendary Xylouris family is in mourning following the passing of Giannis Xylouris, affectionately known by his nickname ...

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), ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Greek island of Crete early this morning, Thursday 22 May. The tremor was felt across several Aegean islands, areas of mainland Greece, Turkey ...

Aftershocks have continued through the day after a powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred north-east of Crete on Thursday morning. The powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Crete at 6.19am ...

Every Irish person has an idea of Greece and - depending on your age and interests - they probably include blue skies, beautiful islands and chic resorts, or perhaps ancient temples and shrines, ...

A rapidly spreading wildfire on the Greek island of Crete has triggered evacuations of hotels and homes as it bore down on coastal areas. Authorities said evacuations were ordered at three sites ...

As residents of Crete prepared to celebrate their town’s 150th year in 1986, they began a concerted fundraising effort for a museum to house a century and a half’s worth of local history. “They sold ...

Crete is an Island roughly the size and shape of Long Island that lies approximately halfway between the Peloponnese and the coast of North Africa. Steep mountains, some rising two thousand meters, ...