Best hotels in Crete, from family-friendly resorts to mountain retreats - Greece's largest island offers every kind of ...

Map of Crete area, showing travelers where the best hotels and attractions are located.

Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved ...

Archaeologists in Crete have discovered an ancient Roman odeon that might have been used for events such as lectures, musical contests and city council meetings.

Spring is the perfect season to take in the island’s mountains, museums and fabled monuments ...

Archaeologists said stone tools discovered on the Greek island of Crete were strong evidence for rethinking the maritime capabilities of early humans.

Deciphering the Mysterious Minoan Language of Ancient Crete They were the first civilization in Europe to build large palaces, but we still haven’t cracked the code of their language (or their exact ...

Crete: Ancient Diet with Modern Message The traditional cuisine of the Greek island of Crete — and its emphasis on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and pulses — is one of the most healthful in ...

Here the authors show that the Minoans were a European population, genetically similar to other ancient European populations and to the present inhabitants of the island of Crete.

The newly unearthed odeon in Crete Courtesy of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports Archaeologists have found a Roman-era odeon in Lissos, an ancient city on the Greek island of Crete. The ...

There is also a suggestive trickle of evidence, notably the skeletons and artifacts on the Indonesian island of Flores, of more ancient hominids making their way by water to new habitats.