Beyond Crete's sun-drenched beaches is a world of ancient palaces filled with Minoan history, begging for more tourists.

After running a gauntlet through the city's byzantine laws, officials repealed the last of a set of archaic regulations ...

The best area to base yourself in, depending on what you're looking for—from reemerging viticulture that was almost lost ...

By Karen Rubin, Travel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.com ...

Recently, more and more foreign authors have been turning to ancient Greece to get inspiration for their novels.

Much closer to the city, however, is Seitan Limania ... Guided by a specialist on Cretan history, you can tour the Minoan Palace of Phaistos as well as Gortys, formerly Crete’s Roman capital.

The recent discoveries on Failaka Island, at the entrance of the Persian Gulf, confirm the presence of the Macedonians there, ...

What are the best city building games? There’s nothing more relaxing than sitting down for an afternoon of city building games. We’ve lost countless hours lining up buildings just how we like ...

Outside the Parliament, they held a minute of silence and launched a sit-in protest. Inside the Parliament, lawmakers held a debate on the censure motion tabled by four opposition parties against the ...