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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

What it is: A fired clay disk inscribed with symbols that have never been deciphered Where it is from: The ancient Minoan civilization on the Mediterranean island of Crete When it was made: More ...

Ancient people may have eaten food, drank wine and left offerings at the site. Photos show the 3,700-year-old ruins. The remaining walls measure about 5.6 feet tall and about 5 feet thick ...

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… ...

Archaeologists have found a Roman-era odeon in Lissos, an ancient city on the Greek island of Crete. The newly uncovered structure likely dates back to the first century C.E. The archaeological ...