Map of Crete area, showing travelers where the best hotels and attractions are located. Travel. Home; ... traditional Greek restaurants and even the ruins of an ancient castle.

UNESCO has officially added the Minoan palace centers of Crete to its World Heritage List, recognizing their global cultural ...

Certainly, Crete has a lock on elements of Western progress — Europe’s first major civilization, the Minoans, thrived here. Its nickname in Greek is Megalonisos , or the big island, and how fitting ...

Q My family will be visiting Crete for a week. We’re staying near Chania and renting a car. Any must-sees or suggestions? A The main must-see is Knossos, which claims to be the oldest city in ...

The ancient ruins of Lissos in Crete are accessible only by boat or a lengthy hike. (Image credit: Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports) The new excavation is the first one at Lissos in more ...

Folders of materials for each student, with maps, program schedules, information on the sites to be visited, and other relevant information about Greece. Entry to all sites and museums. Welcome and ...

MY mother was very excited. Our family was going on its first group vacation in almost 10 years. Destination: Greece. After a brief stop in Athens, we fled the concrete confines of the capital and … ...

Crete's ancient Minoan civilization is thought by experts to have built a 4,000 year-old complex at a site earmarked for a new airport radar station. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.

No matter how overdeveloped, overrun and overpopulated the rest of the world becomes, Crete remains removed, mythical, impervious. Like villages nestled in the Swiss Alps or the high hills of the H… ...