The ancient Minoan palace of Zominthos on Crete, located at a height of 1,200 meters, shows that Minoans were highlanders too ...

The site was restored extensively by the famous archaeologist Arthur Evans in the early 1900s. Since then, it has become the biggest tourist draw on Crete. Knossos is located about 3 miles south ...

Crete is a place that I've always dreamed of exploring ... as a history major in college and someone passionate about ...

All artifacts (spanning some 5,000 years of history) in this museum were excavated exclusively from archaeological sites in Crete. You'll find this museum (also known as the Archaeological Museum ...

So if you like interspersing sugar-white beaches with archaeological sites and wine tastings, very few islands in the world will rival what Crete has to offer. Here, our guide to its four major ...