Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 ... eastern portion of Crete, Heraklion Prefecture is known for ...

Greece’s largest island ... you there and even add a stop on uninhabited Gramvousa island, too. As Crete’s capital, Heraklion is bigger, more industrial, and maybe less alluring than the ...

Crete has been a food destination a long time in the making. Greece’s biggest island is ... Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, and Lasithi (the first three named for their largest respective city).

Spinalonga, once a leper colony in Crete, is now a stunning tourist hotspot blending haunting history with breathtaking views.

Rethymno, with about 36,000 residents, faces the Aegean Sea and is the third largest city on Crete ... area, has several hundred residents and a fuller range of services, while the city of ...

GREECE’S biggest island is getting a huge new £422million airport. Heraklion, on the island of Crete, is currently preparing ...

If you do get turned around, don't despair: The area isn't huge ... about 50 miles west of Heraklion. Balos & Gramvousa Luxury Catamaran Sailing Cruise from Kissamos (65 reviews) Heraklion ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Greek island of Crete early this morning, Thursday 22 May. The tremor ...

“Crete is known ... south of the center of Heraklion, is an agricultural region that runs along a ridgeline overlooking the foothills of Mount Psiloritis. One of the area’s premier producers ...