This year’s top islands, as voted in our “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025, span 18 countries, from the Mediterranean to ...

From Crete to Koufonisi, these design-forward hotels trade clichés for calm, craftsmanship and a slower way to see the Aegean.

Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the ...

There are an estimated 300,000 beaches worldwide, of which about 22,000 are in Europe, and 1,500 in the UK. No one can quite ...

Do the famous Bronze Age Minoans appear in Homer's Odyssey, perhaps as the Eteocretans or the rich Phaeacians?

Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved ...

The construction of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in Northern Greece revealed ancient treasures, some of which were exhibited in Drama.

Cookbook author Anastasia Miari returns home to Corfu for summer and finds serenity in the underrated, rustic south of the ...

Samaria Gorge National Park is ranked #5 out of 9 things to do in Crete. See pictures and our review of Samaria Gorge National Park.