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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Crete, an island bathed by the crystal-clear waters of the Aegean Sea, is often associated with its famous tourist attractions such as the palace of Knossos, the golden sandy beaches of Balos and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...