The picturesque city dates back to the Byzantine Empire and is full of gorgeous historical buildings from that era.

Many venture to its better-known and busier neighbours, but Kimolos offers world-class beaches, secluded coves and some of ...

In 1908, an archaeologist in Crete discovered a small clay disk bearing unknown symbols. Now known as the Phaistos disk, it remains a modern enigma. The Phaistos disk from circa 1700 B.C. The ...

Rethymnon Rethymnon holds tightly to its rich history, which spans centuries of power struggles. Visitors to this city—which hugs Crete's northern coast about 40 miles east of Chania—are ...

All artifacts (spanning some 5,000 years of history) in this museum were excavated exclusively from archaeological sites in Crete. You'll find this museum (also known as the Archaeological Museum ...

Today's view point is that the Philistines arrived in Palestine during the Late Bronze Age. The Bible, however, places them ...

ATHENS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - An ExxonMobil-led consortium will move to the second phase of seismic research for gas exploration in a block off the Greek island of Crete, Greece said on Thursday.

In 1889, the first bra, the “corselet gorge,” was born in France when Herminie Cadolle cut a corset into two separate pieces.

Sep. 26—CRETE — History lessons are not just taught in the classroom. On Friday night at Warrior Field in Crete, the Danville Vikings will face the Crete-Monee Warriors in a non-conference ...

Senior pitcher McKenna Sides and Seward softball head back to the state tournament for the program's 12th time, rebounding ...

Greece rescued 27 migrants and recovered the bodies of four dead people after their boat sank close to the island of Kos, the Greek coast guard said on Tuesday night. Three coast guard ships along ...

The Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the next few weeks offer a variety for everyone. Online registration ...