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A Palestinian equestrian club has chosen Crete, Greece as its first Europe excursion. The trip highlights Crete’s alternative tourism potential, which could create a paradigm shift. It is just the extended tourism season Greece needs. By Phil Butler Visiting Europe for...

Two flavorful Greek salads have made the ten best salads in the world ranking, according to the latest survey from food website TasteAtlas. The Dakos salad from Crete landed at No. 3 on the list while the classic Greek salad...

Greek olive oil is synonymous with Greek tradition, a healthy diet and its rich history, Called  “Liquid Gold," it epitomizes the country.

Two para riders have made history for parasport in Greece by becoming the first athletes to qualify in Para Dressage at the upcoming 2022 ECCO FEI World Equestrian Games. By Phil Butler Michalis Kalarakis and Dimitra-Eleni Pantechaki will compete against the...

The Greek islands of Milos, Paros, and Crete have all been named to Travel + Leisure's top 25 islands in the world for 2022. The volcanic Greek island of Milos was ranked No. 4 while Paros landed at No. 12,...

A Friday morning fire in southeast Athens prompted calls for nearby residents to evacuate amid strong winds, as this year's fire season in Greece continues to test resources. Last week, there were more than fifty wildfires reported in the...

The US State Department released a statement affirming Greek sovereignty in response to a map that showed many Greek islands, including all of Crete, as Turkish territory. "Our position on this issue is clear...the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Greece...

Far-right nationalist Turkish politician and Erdogan ally Devlet Bahçeli released a map that indicates that the Greek islands in the Aegean and even Crete belong to Turkey. Bahçeli is one of the founders of The Grey Wolves, a nationalist, Islamist,...

Aradena is an abandoned village in the region of Sfakia on the island of Crete sitting at the edge of a gorge.

Treasures from the Roman era of Greek history were discovered recently at the bottom of the sea on the Gulf of Paleokastro near the town of Sitia on the Greek island of Crete. The underwater research, undertaken by the Ephorate...