Map of Crete area, ... traditional Greek restaurants and even the ruins of an ancient ... Visitors to this city—which hugs Crete's northern coast about 40 miles east of Chania—are invited to ...

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

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.

Even more intriguing, the archaeologists who found the tools on Crete noted that the style of the hand axes suggested that they could be up to 700,000 years old.

“Crete is right on the crossroads of all these trade routes going right across the Mediterranean. Everyone and their brother is visiting Crete,” says Brent Davis, an archaeologist at the University of ...

Archaeologists have discovered 50 tombs dating back to the late Minoan period, around 1,400 BC, on the Greek island of Crete. Skip to main content ABC News Homepage ...

The first Neolithic humans reached Crete about 9,000 years before present (YBP) 1,2, coinciding with the development and adoption of the agricultural practices in the Near East and the extensive ...

On Crete, new evidence of very ancient mariners. February 16, 2010 at 1:01 a.m. | Updated February 16, 2010 at 1:01 a.m.