Spinalonga, once a leper colony in Crete, is now a stunning tourist hotspot blending haunting history with breathtaking views ...

Aftershocks have continued through the day after a powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred north-east of Crete on Thursday morning. The powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Creteat 6.19am ...

The blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon (2 July) and has been whipped by gale-force winds in rugged and forested terrain. Around 230 firefighters were operating in the area overnight to try and ...

Heidi Fuller-love is a travel writer and has lived in a dozen countries, including Argentina, Cambodia and France – where she owned a boutique hotel – before settling in Greece. She has lived there ...

At a time when Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez is announcing seismic surveys south of Crete, one of the world's leading online travel platforms names the Greek island as "Ottoman Crete".

Crete earthquake latest: Aftershocks continue after 6.1 quake with tourist sites still closed - Seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos said there would be additional aftershocks through the day, ‘but ...