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

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

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.

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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Greece has been on one of the preferred routes into the European Union for decades for people fleeing ... more the coast guard said had arrived between Monday and Wednesday on Crete and the tiny ...

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

The beach is home to the largest palm grove in Europe with 4,500 palm trees that ... Vai Beach is located in the far northeast corner of Crete. The best way to get there is from one of the three ...

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.