Crete is an island packed with a long history and beautiful sites, making it a bucket list destination for many travelers -- too many, to be honest.

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Crete on Friday, May 30, 2025. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) measured the tremor at 4.5 R. According to ...

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece announced Monday it has completed the work on an undersea power cable link connecting the mainland to ...

Aerial image of the Greek seas and a boat. Credit: Ministry of Energy and Environment Crete’s electricity interconnection with Attica saw the opening of a new chapter in Greece’s energy landscape on ...

The number of deaths and missing persons in the waters off Gavdos and Crete has significantly increased compared to previous years. Credit: AMNA Greek authorities have rescued over 500 migrants off ...

Melbourne’s Greek community came together over the weekend to mark the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Crete—one of the defining moments of Greek resistance in World War II and a powerful ...

At the same time, gale-force winds caused extensive problems in western Crete, while intense Sahara dust have created eerie images. According to the EMY’s update of the Weather Warning bulletin of ...

Organised by Greek-Australian ‘Wish You Were Here’ founder Con Kanelis, the route from Maleme Airport to Hora Sfakion follows the historical route taken by Anzac, English, and Greek troops during ...

A Scots family rushed home from their "terrifying" holiday in Crete after two earthquakes hit. Mum-of-two Nicole Arbuckle was enjoying a break in the Greek island with her husband and two sons ...

Aftershocks have continued through the day after a powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred north-east of Crete on Thursday morning. The powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Crete at 6 ...

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BRITS on holiday were shaken awake by a terrifying 6.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Crete, with tremors felt across Turkey, Libya and Israel. Reeling from the quake, people on the Greek ...