Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced hundreds of earthquakes this week while researchers have ...

Since then, it has become the biggest tourist draw on Crete. Knossos is located about 3 miles south of Heraklion (city buses run regularly from Bus Station A). Make sure to budget a good chunk of ...

Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in ...

Dive into more than 4,000 years of Greek history at the Palace of Knossos, Crete's most iconic archaeological site. The ancient complex is absolutely massive, and it comes with a gorgeous view of ...

who kept a Minotaur in a labyrinth under his palace at Knossos on Crete, until the beast was killed by the Athenian hero Theseus. But experts think the Minoans lived on Crete between about 3100 ...

More recent archaeological digs have demonstrated that Crete was widely urbanized during this period and that Knossos exercised some kind of hegemony over other Cretan cities. The mid-second ...

IF you’re looking for a spring getaway, a small town in Greece may be the perfect place for you. Heraklion is located in ...

Crete, the largest of the Greek islands, is a tapestry of splendid beaches, ancient treasures and stunning landscapes.

Navigate backward to interact with the calendar and select a date. Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. The Palace of Knossos $25 $500+ ...

Crete is among the ideal destinations to visit before the start of the summer season, according to Conde Nast Traveller. The popular travel magazine ranks ...

Among the cities is Knossos, a great city; and there Minos was nine years king, the boon companion of mighty Zeus." That was Homer, singing the praises of Crete, prosperous and cosmopolitan ...

The ancient Palace of Knossos (constructed from c1700 BCE) is located on the island of Knossos, Crete, and was a centre of the Minoan civilisation (the first advanced civilisation in Europe, its ...