In the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete, a throne room built during the 15th century BC is considered the oldest such room ...

Chances are it might have been Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" in Crete. The airport has garnered the ...

Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.

Hominid footprints found on Crete date back 5.6 million years, making them by far the oldest ever discovered in Europe.

Such is the situation with Crete. Greece’s biggest island is unashamedly big. There it sits at the bottom of the Aegean, helpfully shielding Europe’s most idyllic, sun-dappled sea from the ...

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman arrives at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Crete, during a port visit on ...

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Crete will send its visitors for greens...in order to highlight the diversity of the rich Cretan land. Specifically, the ...

Digital Realty has announced the activation of a point of presence (PoP) in collaboration with EXA Infrastructure (EXA) to bring enhanced connectivity solutions to Crete.