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Police have reported that a skeleton has been discovered at the bottom of a well in the resort town of Malia, Crete near the same location where British tourist Steven Cook vanished almost 12 years ago. The skeleton was discovered...

The European Union is seeking a way to prevent an estimated one million Libyan refugees likely to start arriving in Europe in the summer, with Crete being one of the destinations. The issue was discussed at the EU summit in...

A 5.2 magnitute earthquake shook the island of Crete in Greece on Wednesday at 8.50pm. The tremble was felt throughout the island and also across the Turkish coast. The epicenter is located in the sea 28km NE of Paleokastro. There have...

An original recipe for authentic Cretan ntakos with homemade humus

Austrians chose Greece as their number one place for holidays for medium distance destinations in 2017, while bookings for trips abroad increased by 30%, according to TUI. Austria's biggest tour operator announced figures for the summer of 2017 in a...

The harsh weather conditions of the past 24 hours in Greece have left one man dead, power outages and traffic problems in many areas. On Thursday afternoon a 76-year-old man in Iasmos in the Rhodope region was killed when heavy...

The newest discoveries on Crete at the site of the ancient city of Knossos suggest that the capital of the Minoan Civilization was much more influential and larger than previously thought. Archeologists already knew that Knossos was Europe's oldest city and...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday spoke to farmers' representatives while he had a tiff with reporters who were covering the meeting. Tsipras met with farmer unionists and local authorities and farmers in Mesara of Crete. After his introductory...

Vandals on Saturday set fire on a Greek Orthodox church in the Lagolio village of Crete and wrote "Allah is great", infuriating locals. According to e-mesara.gr news website, unknown perpetrators set fire to the Church of Archangel Michael in Lagolio,...

Cretan farmers on Friday turned against dock workers on strike at the Heraklion Port demanding that they allow ships to sail so they can transfer their produce. The farmers have camped out in their trucks at the port insisting on...