The Historical Museum of Crete, located in the capital city of Heraklion, chronicles Cretan life from early Byzantine times to the Modern period. If you're interested in the older stuff, check out the ...

A prehistoric vase has been smashed in a museum after a visitor tripped over and inadvertently grabbed it. The Minoan-era artefact was on display at the Museum of Iraklio, on the island of Crete, when ...

Across the Mediterranean, we wait in line and we wilt. From the Prado to the Parthenon, the fierce, occasionally deadly, heatwaves that have settled on southern Europe this summer have made queuing ...

CRETE Betty Kemper pulls one apron after another from a plastic bag. The first is a delicate pink and gray one that had belonged to her aunt; the next one has lots of pockets, just like Kemper likes.

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A painting by Spanish Old Master El Greco has been returned to the Historical Museum of Crete despite a lawsuit claiming Nazis stole it during World War II. The work was ...

At the University of Crete, images showed ceiling tiles collapsed in the computer department, Greek news outlet To Vima reported. Staff from the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion said there were only ...

This bronze figurine depicts a man somersaulting over a bull. It comes from the island of Crete and was probably used in a shrine or a cave sanctuary. Bulls were the largest animals on Crete and were ...