Groups of 48 and 67 migrants were picked up south of Kali Limenes and Gavdos in coordinated efforts involving merchant ships and Frontex.

A woman prays as migrants from Africa rest in the port of Agia, Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece, 7 July 2025 ...

Scorching heat forces closure of the iconic site amid severe weather warnings and fire risks across the country.

William J. Stillman, an American journalist, diplomat, author, and photographer captured the Acropolis in 1870 in a series of ...

Authorities in Greece said more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos ...

This year’s top islands, as voted in our “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025, span 18 countries, from the Mediterranean to ...

A boat used by migrants to cross the Mediterranean Sea is towed from Tripiti beach to the Karave the port of Gavdos, Greece, ...

The Foreign Office has shared advice about what to do if a wildfire happens when you are in Greece, Portugal, Turkey and Croatia. A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland ...

In Tripoli and Benghazi today Pleyris with the European Commissioner for Migration - Over 1,600 people in Crete within two ...

In a striking scene captured on Sunday morning at Diskos beach in southern Crete, dozens of migrants were filmed leaping from ...

The Olive tree of Vouves in Crete is still going strong after thousands of years. A recent study has revealed its true age.

Do the famous Bronze Age Minoans appear in Homer's Odyssey, perhaps as the Eteocretans or the rich Phaeacians?