LAVRIO, Greece -- More than 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens on Thursday after being intercepted south of the island of Crete, after a surge of arrivals from Libya.

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 ...

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The remarkably sophisticated art and ceramics created by the Minoan civilisation on Crete still fascinate today (Credit: Getty Images) ...

With sleepy villages, golden beaches and picturesque landscapes around every corner, Crete – Greece’s largest island – is the perfect place for a road trip.

DNA clue to origins of early Greek civilization 2 August 2017 Getty Images The palace at Knossos on Crete was an important centre for the Minoan civilization ...

The Ancient Cretan Puzzle That’s Left Historians Scratching Their Heads The Phaistos disk is covered in indecipherable symbols. The Phaistos Disk. Photo by Leemage / Corbis via Getty Images.

Spending your retirement on a Greek island—with the sun on your face, good food, and the sea right at your doorstep—sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Then you should check out the latest ranking from ...

AS the birthplace of Zeus in ancient myth, Crete has a haul of treasures from its storied past. But the island’s most precious historical hand-me-downs are not in its museums but its tavernas ...

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles on Wednesday said it was returning an ancient bronze head to Turkey that it had purchased in 1971 from an antiquities dealer who sold other items to museums ...

The Getty says the photographs are the first ever taken of Palmyra’s Roman ruins. “The ongoing Syrian civil war now threatens to obliterate Palmyra utterly.

6 Head to Corfu Sailing Club for fresh seafood pasta Credit: Getty Images In town, head to Corfu Sailing Club for fresh seafood pasta, £11, overlooking the marina (Corfu-sailing-restaurant.com).