“Sea and olive oil are our heritage, fortune, and way of life,” says Aspassia Stavroulaki, owner of Oliving in Crete, which offers tastings in an olive grove near Rethymno. “The mountainous ...

Charles Leblanc has held time in his hands for six decades. As the world turns digital, he remains one of the few keeping the tradition of mechanical timekeeping alive. At 80, Leblanc continues ...

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By Alison Gregor This three-story villa with a large courtyard is in the Old Town of Rethymno, on the northern coast of Crete, the largest and most populous of the Greek islands. Rethymno ...

The earthquake's epicentre was 56 kilometres northeast of the Cretan capital Heraklion, and the tremor was felt in the cities of Chania and Rethymno on the island, too, as well as in Athens.

The tremor was felt intensely across the island, particularly in Chania and Rethymno, prompting automatic alerts on mobile devices with safety instructions. Reports also indicate that the shaking ...

In Rethymno, a mutilated dead dolphin, missing the lower half of its body, was washed ashore by the waves. Photos of the deceased marine mammal appeared on social media, serving as a somber reminder ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), eager to push the culture at state colleges rightward, fired one of his first appointees to the governing board of the state’s flagship university. Hours later ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) wants to remove one of his appointees on the governing board of the University of Virginia, worried that the member’s outspoken and sometimes combative manner ...

Most travelers to Crete might split their time between Heraklion and Chania, but smack in the middle is historic Rethymnon (or Rethymno), a vacation powerhouse on its own. There are many beaches ...