Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The town Sitia on the island of Crete. An earthquake struck near the island of Kasos near eastern Crete on Wednesday (Getty/iStock ...

A tsunami warning has been issued by European monitors after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Crete in Greece on Thursday. The quake struck north of the Greek island of Crete at ...

A unique Orthodox Church on Crete in Greece integrates icons of heroes from the nation's War of Independence into its ...

The woman in this haunting photograph is Despoina Zervaki (1932–2017), widely known in Greece as the "Blonde Fairy" or the ...

In the centre of a sweltering, cavernous hall, rows of men sit in silence with nothing to occupy them but the wait. Signs from an old tourist fair propped up behind them urge visitors to "Explore the ...

Visiting the island of Crete is a highlight for anyone's Greek vacation. The city of Chania and it's surrounding areas are very popular for tourists and travelers to the island. Here we go through ...

Large fire on Greek island prompts residents and tourists to evacuate the area, as authorities report a ‘difficult situation’. Greek firefighters continued to battle a large fire that broke out in the ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate.

For the Greeks, Crete is megalonissos—the big island—and true to that designation it packs plenty of stunning scenery and cultural marvels. The fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, it is ...