An Orthodox Church in Crete stands unique in Greece for integrating icons of heroes from the Greek War of Independence into ...

The Trojan War was the famous conflict between the Trojans and the Greeks. But surprisingly, the city of Troy itself was ...

Other artifacts demonstrate a kaleidoscope of facets of the everyday life of the Minoans. Decorations on a gold signet ring ...

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...

The name ‘Greeks’ was given to the people of Greece ... were the first great Greek civilisation. They didn't live on mainland Greece but on the nearby island of Crete, between 2200BC and ...

The first thing you should know before visiting Crete is that it’s huge – almost 3,000 square miles. It’s the largest Greek ...