The ship opened its creaky steel doors and lowered the gangplank. We stepped out into warm, ankle-deep seawater. In small groups, we splashed our way across to Balos Beach. The beach is a narrow strip ...

The challenge: Find a reasonably priced European hiking vacation for the first week of April. That was the task at hand when my husband, Walter, and I started planning an inn-to-inn adventure with ...

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CRETE is a land of citrus groves, vines, sandy beaches, spectacular mountains, picturesque fishing harbours, fascinating history and, just as important, warm hospitality. This is a rare opportunity to ...

ROWE, ROBIN JENNEERobin Jennee Rowe passed away December 28, 2007. She was born on the Isle of Crete on October 3, 1958 and was a very loving and caring wife, mother, and grandmother, who was ...

ISLE OF CRETE, Greece – I turn the first page of Zorba the Greek, the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, as my flight to Europe takes off from O’Hare International, and find myself there – in Greece – even ...

Joyful Minoan frescoes are a testament to the sophistication of that early culture. The Minoans thrived on the Greek isle of Crete from 2000 to 1100 BC. The remains of their palace and the joyful ...

MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/. Delegations of national (local) Orthodox Churches gather on the Isle of Crete on Thursday to attend the Holy and Great all-Orthodox Council that opens later on the same day.

The stumbling block is the content of draft documents that the Holy and Great All-Orthodox Council is expected to adopt MOSCOW, June 13. /TASS/. The Russian Orthodox Church will not take part in the ...

John Aniston, whose iconic DAYS run as Victor Kiriakis began in 1985, has passed away at the age of 89. Born Yannis Anastassakis on the isle of Crete in Greece, Aniston’s family settled in the United ...

A British tourist has tragically been found dead on his sun lounger on a popular Greek beach after reportedly becoming unwell. The 74-year-old was discovered unconscious on Stalis Beach on the isle of ...