Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With famous museums, dazzling beaches, and ancient ruins, Crete's two sides promise a memorable trip. Arturas Kerdokas, ...

Delve into ancient Crete and the Minoan civilization as archaeologists attempt to find the legendary labyrinth of the minotaur. Did this monster of the ancient Greek world really exist and is his ...

Researchers have discovered that the ancient civilization of Crete, known as Minoan, had strong martial traditions, contradicting the commonly held view of Minoans as a peace-loving people. Research ...

On a summer day in 1908, Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier unearthed what would become one of history’s most tantalizing puzzles. While excavating the ancient Minoan palace of Phaistos in Crete, ...

A stone's throw from Heraklion’s ancient city walls, a modern-day McDonald's stands at the crossroads of a busy urban thoroughfare here on the Greek island of Crete. Four thousand years ago, however, ...

Crete offers plenty of fun in the Grecian sun.

My friend Louis says Crete is the Garden of Eden. He spent two months hitchhiking alone across the Aegean island and says he could have eaten enough simply by picking food off trees and through the ...

Olive oil tourism (oleotourism) attracts increasing numbers of visitors who seek authentic experiences in olive oil-producing countries.

Ask a traveler where they’ve visited in Greece, and chances are good they’ll point to Santorini. The photogenic island has fueled social media feeds for years with its whitewashed buildings, black ...

With famous museums, dazzling beaches, and ancient ruins, Crete's two sides promise a memorable trip. Arturas Kerdokas, 500px/Getty Images For the Greeks, Crete is megalonissos—the big island—and true ...