Ancient Eleutherna, located on the foot of Mount Ida on Crete, is revealing archaeological treasures from the dawn of Greek civilization.

Heraklion, the capital of the Greek island of Crete, is an ancient city that perhaps is under-appreciated for its many ...

Tucked into a mountain-ringed cove in southwest Crete are the ruins of Lissos, an ancient town whose archaeological remains are accessible only by sea or a long hike.

Crete, Greece's largest island, clocks in at more than 3,000 square miles and offers plenty of ancient history, incredible food, and natural beauty to explore. But you don't have to take my word ...

Travels through Crete’s ancient history — without the crowds on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save. Alec Russell. ... finally there we were on a plateau about 1,000m above sea level.

Around 65 B.C.E., a 165-foot-long commercial boat, illustrated above, sank near the island of Antikythera on the western side of the Sea of Crete. Its wreckage was found in 1900. (Credit: Joe McKendry ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For half an hour or so, as we headed up the steepest part of Crete’s Rouvas Gorge, the canyon’s walls ...