Off the coast of Crete is a tiny island with a tumultuous past, and visitors can explore this history with a variety of tours ...

Australian, Greek and New Zealand memorials continue to honour the shared sacrifice of the 1941 Battles of Greece and Crete, ...

Matthew Sears is an associate professor of classics and ancient history at the University of New Brunswick. Crete, Greece’s southernmost region and largest island, should be on everyone’s bucket list.

Disguised as dockers, two men darted across the no-go zone around the harbour and cut through the wire. They slipped on to the quayside, where enemy vessels bobbed in the dark. Their rucksacks were ...

The Dorians, a tribe from mainland Greece, conquer Crete, bringing new customs and ironworking. 67 BC: Rome conquers Crete ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For half an hour or so, as we headed up the steepest part of Crete’s Rouvas Gorge, the canyon’s walls closed in ...