As residents of Crete prepared to celebrate their town’s 150th year in 1986, they began a concerted fundraising effort for a museum to house a century and a half’s worth of local history. “They sold ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Oxford museum aims to ‘set the record straight’ about the discovery of Knossos Palace in Crete Sir Arthur Evans, the renowned English archaeologist, stands guilty of pouring concrete into what he ...

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 ...