Visiting the island of Crete is a highlight for anyone's Greek vacation. The city of Chania and it's surrounding areas are very popular for tourists and travelers to the island. Here we go through ...

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

At least 1,200 migrants have been detained in the Greek islands of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days following a surge in arrivals from Libya.

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

The European delegation, led by Minister Thanos Plevris and Commissioner Magnus Brunner, concluded talks in Tripoli with ...

Crete, Greece's largest island, has an arid, uneven landscape criss-crossed by gullies, making it difficult for firefighters to tackle the blaze. The fire damaged houses and crops in fruit and ...

In its daily bulletin on Thursday, the fire service warned that the risk of wildfires in Crete and southern Greece remained very high. Last year, Greece experienced its warmest summer ever, with ...

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop on one of the last pockets of a wildfire burning near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4, 2025.

Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds that are whipping up the flames.

In 1964’s Oscar-winning Zorba the Greek, the title character (arguably Crete’s most famous resident) embodies an attitude ...

A massive wildfire is tearing through the Greek island of Crete, forcing the evacuation of at least 1,500 people from villages, tourist resorts and coastal hotels as strong winds fuel the blaze ...

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 ...