The cliff Paligremnos - Plakias on the island of Crete in Greece has been declared a monument of Natural and Cultural Heritage. A recent Greek court order now prohibits the construction of a tourist ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An historical overview of human intervention in the natural environment of Crete is presented by considering trends in human population size ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Greek island of Crete early this morning, Thursday 22 May. The tremor was felt across several Aegean islands, areas of mainland Greece, Turkey ...

Curetes were the mythical first inhabitants of Crete, benign deities who lived before the Minoan civilization. Crete is named after them.