The island has a culinary tradition as old as its ancient olive trees. Our writer savours its family-run tavernas, village bakeries and local produce ...

I HAVE normally necked far too much Ouzo the night before to rise with the sun during a holiday in gorgeous Greece. But my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun still shines on St Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas into the autumn September, your time is now. It is not just that this ...

Crete welcomed approximately 6.6 million visitors last year, with British tourists averaging 8.1-night stays — but the Mirror ...

Last fall, a good friend and I decided we wanted to go to Greece. But rather than opt for Santorini or Mykonos, we decided to spend a week in Crete. All I knew about the island was what I had learned ...

The Greek islands are an iconic vacation destination for tourists from around the world. Santorini and Crete, two of the Greek islands, each offer stunning views and unique landscapes that make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The town Sitia on the island of Crete. An earthquake struck near the island of Kasos near eastern Crete on Wednesday (Getty/iStock ...

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 ...

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.

ATHENS — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Greek islands of Crete and Santorini on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, with no major damage immediately reported. The strong quake struck 82 ...