Feta, a Greek staple cheese, isn't produced or popular on Crete. Instead, look for graviera, a hard cheese (similar to Swiss gruyere) aged in caves in the White Mountains. The soft, ricotta-like ...

Heraklion From its yacht-decorated Venetian harbour to its lofty walled bastions, Crete’s capital rewards wanderers, and the ...

They likely used these sites for the worship of chthonic deities (deities of the underworld). They believed the Idaean Cave in Crete, for instance, to be the birthplace of Zeus, making it a center for ...

While other regions in Crete have had a difficult time retaining ... the Fortezza still houses a series of caves, as well as the remains of a Turkish mosque and a Greek Orthodox chapel.

Crete is a gateway to some of Europe’s most famous beaches. The pink sand of Elafonisi Beach contrasts dramatically with ...

Once again, we review the archaeological discoveries of the year that has just ended. This time, we have selected 14 from ...

Crete is famous for these ... the Greek gods and goddesses strolling across these hills or resting in the caves that dot the terrain. Rooms offer understated Greek elegance, with soft linens ...

Densely imagined and as complex as you fancy, this roguelike RPG is brilliant. Fairly early on in Caves of Qud, I found myself in the great cave of Golgotha. This was a good while back now ...

Situated on the cliffs of Rathlin Island, County Antrim, most of the caves here can only be reached by boat. Bruce’s Cave, located beneath the East Lighthouse, is named for Robert the Bruce ...

Crete is the largest one of all Greek islands and has a lot to offer - from paradisiacal beaches with white sand and crystal-clear waters, over the im… ...

Crete, Greek’s most iconic isle, boasts a long list of enlightening sites for the summer and winter holidays. Equipped with the right guide to travel,… ...

Limestone eroded over time and created 15 giant plateaus and many caves. What I saw of Crete in two days reminded me of Malibu, if we could go back a century in time to a coastal paradise with no ...