A British tourist revealed her "unsettling" ordeal when a terrifying earthquake woke her up from her sleep at a popular tourist island. Crete was rocked by 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck just ...

Stay at a hotel with stunning Mediterranean views, like Elounda Bay Palace or Domes of Elounda. Explore the ancient Palace of Knossos. Catch some sun on Elafonissi Beach, one of the world’s most ...

The blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon (2 July) and has been whipped by gale-force winds in rugged and forested terrain. Around 230 firefighters were operating in the area overnight to try and ...

Aftershocks have continued through the day after a powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred north-east of Crete on Thursday morning. The powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Crete at 6.19am ...

CRETE, Greece (Reuters) - "Exercise, exercise, exercise", read an emergency text message which alerted people on the island of Crete of a mock earthquake measuring 7.2 off the city of Heraklion.

HERAKLION, Crete – An Israeli business group intends to develop a tourism investment worth 500 million euros on a 2.5-square kilometer plot on the island of Crete, its representative has told the mayo ...

At a time when Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez is announcing seismic surveys south of Crete, one of the world's leading online travel platforms names the Greek island as "Ottoman Crete".

Growing numbers of African migrants have been arriving on the Greek island of Crete in recent months. Some islanders fear this influx will harm the local tourist sector, a vital pillar of Crete's ...

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The blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon (2 July) and has been whipped by gale-force winds in rugged and forested terrain. Around 230 firefighters were operating in the area overnight to try and ...