The body of Jean Hanlon from Dumfries was found in the waters off the Greek island in 2009.

Greece Battles Wildfire on Crete for a Third Day as Temperatures Rise ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests and ...

As the agricultural epicenter of Greece for more than 4,000 years, Crete’s generous glugs of olive oil and burbling ...

Athens (dpa) - Two earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 4.6 and 5.3 struck, within minutes of each other, the holiday island of Crete around midday on Saturday, the media reported.

The largest island in Greece, Crete has everything you might want from a summer getaway. Sandy beaches (including a pink one that consistently ranks among the country’s best) en ...

Amid a deadly heat wave across Europe, wildfires are burning in countries including Spain, Greece and Turkey. Hundreds of firefighters in Greece have been dispatched to battle a massive blaze ...

It was located 69 km south-southwest of the city of Rethymno on the island of Crete – a tourist haven, with more than six million arrivals in 2025.

A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 people has been extinguished, officials say. Some 230 firefighters and six helicopters worked at the scene near the resort ...

According to the information available so far, the 37-year-old is believed to have links to individuals recently arrested in ...

Crete has been a food destination a long time in the making. Greece’s biggest island is dotted with centuries-old olive trees (including the oldest olive tree in the world still producing fruit), ...

Ask a traveler where they’ve visited in Greece, and chances are good they’ll point to Santorini. The photogenic island has fueled social media feeds for years with its whitewashed buildings, black ...