International Living named Crete the best Greek island for retirement thanks to its strong healthcare, infrastructure, and ...

Thanos Plevris, Greece’s recently appointed migration minister, has called the influx of refugees across the Mediterranean an ...

Composed of three summits, Mytikas, Skolio and Stefani, Mt Olympus is Greece’s highest mountain, with 46 peaks exceeding ...

Evacuations in Greece after major forest fire breaks out - Fires fanned by gusty winds and stubborn heatwave that has pushed ...

Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants ...

Greece began detaining the migrants arriving from North Africa who have been rescued off Crete after Athens suspended the ...

Greece is not alone in imposing fees on cruise ship passengers, a practice that has become somewhat of a new trend. Mexico, ...

Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced over 1,000 to evacuate, while a fresh conflagration near Athens threatened homes, ...

Greece was rocked by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday which triggered a tsunami warning on the island of Crete - and tourists were told to head to high ground ...

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, its coastguard said on Sunday.

Hiking the 16km-long (10-mile) Samaria Gorge is considered one of Crete 's must-do experiences, which is why you'll rarely be ...