The ship opened its creaky steel doors and lowered the gangplank. We stepped out into warm, ankle-deep seawater. In small groups, we splashed our way across to Balos Beach. The beach is a narrow strip ...

Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about ...

CRETE is a land of citrus groves, vines, sandy beaches, spectacular mountains, picturesque fishing harbours, fascinating history and, just as important, warm hospitality. This is a rare opportunity to ...

ISLE OF CRETE, Greece – I turn the first page of Zorba the Greek, the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, as my flight to Europe takes off from O’Hare International, and find myself there – in Greece – even ...

Unlike most destinations highlighted in this space, the Samaria Gorge on the Greek isle of Crete is not a place folks visit on the spur of the moment. But a walk through the gorge is a great adventure ...

MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/. Delegations of national (local) Orthodox Churches gather on the Isle of Crete on Thursday to attend the Holy and Great all-Orthodox Council that opens later on the same day.