The town is dotted with small bars, traditional Greek restaurants and even the ruins of an ancient castle. Paleochora is also home to numerous affordable hotels. While other regions in Crete have ...

The Greek island of Crete has it all – ruins, beaches, stylish hotels and excellent food. Sarah Leigh Bannerman details the ...

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Map: Guilbert Gates ... a misnomer stemming from his belief that its ancient inhabitants came from the Greek island of Crete. Lanckoroński sketched a tomb and other structures for his classic ...

The untamed red-earth landscapes of western Crete float farther south in the ... It’s hard not to run into ancient ruins when treading the cobblestone streets of bustling Plaka and Monastirako.

Constant expansion has introduced a sense of modernism to this ancient city ... connecting the city with nearby islands like Aegina and Crete. Located approximately 6 miles southwest of central ...

Photos: Benjamin Jones; Satelite image: Apple Maps ... Site, Crete, contain remains of seagrass leaves. Olaf Tausch/Wikimedia ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally divided into six ages ... while the Minoans resided on the large island of Crete. This “Helladic” period, named after Hellas, the Greek name for Greece, is divided into ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...