Heraklion From its yacht-decorated Venetian harbour to its lofty walled bastions, Crete’s capital rewards wanderers, and the ...

Once again, we review the archaeological discoveries of the year that has just ended. This time, we have selected 14 from ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef ...

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When I hear the word ‘Greece’, my mind immediately thinks of pebbled beaches and clear, balmy turquoise waters. These ...

Crete is a gateway to some of Europe’s most famous beaches. The pink sand of Elafonisi Beach contrasts dramatically with ...

Long stretches of Russia’s Black Sea coastline are covered in oil spilled by the wreck of two Russian tankers over the weekend, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning of an ...

A woman has been rescued after becoming trapped in an Italian cave system for the second time in two years. Ottavia Piana fell around five metres inside an uncharted portion of the cave system and ...

Nestled about an hour east of Crete's Heraklion airport lies the sleepy ... protected from the wind and sea by a couple of islands which form a serene, natural cove. With the smallest of waves ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Emergency cervices attend a rescue operation to free Ottavia Piana, an expert spelunker who was trapped ...

They likely used these sites for the worship of chthonic deities (deities of the underworld). They believed the Idaean Cave in Crete, for instance, to be the birthplace of Zeus, making it a center for ...