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 ...

Crete has been a food destination a long time in the making. Greece’s biggest island is dotted with centuries-old olive trees (including the oldest olive tree in the world still producing fruit), ...

“How deep do you think it is?” I mused to my fellow sailboat passengers Jessica and Cat as we peered down at glassy waters from the deck of our caique, a traditional wooden vessel, in a bay in ...

Firefighters battling Crete wildfire for a third day Thousands of tourists returning to their hotels Europe sweltering in early summer heatwave Twenty cities in Italy placed on heat red alert ATHENS, ...

Every Irish person has an idea of Greece and - depending on your age and interests - they probably include blue skies, beautiful islands and chic resorts, or perhaps ancient temples and shrines, ...

A rapidly spreading wildfire on the Greek island of Crete has triggered evacuations of hotels and homes as it bore down on coastal areas. Authorities said evacuations were ordered at three sites ...