The Historical Museum of Crete, located in the capital city of Heraklion, chronicles Cretan life from early Byzantine times to the Modern period. If you're interested in the older stuff, check out the ...

The Palace of Knossos is located just south of modern-day Heraklion near the north coast of Crete. Built by a civilization that we call the Minoans, it covers about 150,000 square feet (14,000 square ...

A church bell that’s believed to be one of the first to toll over the village of Crete will find its way home this spring after a deal worked out between the Crete Historical Society and Crete ...

A prehistoric vase has been smashed in a museum after a visitor tripped over and inadvertently grabbed it. The Minoan-era artefact was on display at the Museum of Iraklio, on the island of Crete, when ...

Archaeology, hiking and boat trips are among the attractions on offer to holidaymakers on this Greek island Heidi Fuller-love is a travel writer and has lived in a dozen countries, including Argentina ...

As our 25-person travel group from Rose State College, Oklahoma, disembarked from the cruise ship Celestyal Discovery, I was happy to revisit Central Crete and see its changes since being stationed at ...

This bronze figurine depicts a man somersaulting over a bull. It comes from the island of Crete and was probably used in a shrine or a cave sanctuary. Bulls were the largest animals on Crete and were ...