On a British Airways Holidays break to the polished Grecotel resorts in Corfu and Crete, you can float in bathtub-warm waters ...

A British Airways Holidays getaway to Daios Cove offers sun, sand, serenity, and the perfect opportunity to recharge your ...

The best area to base yourself in, depending on what you're looking for—from reemerging viticulture that was almost lost ...

Santorini, the jewel of the Aegean, is the ultimate destination for a dreamy escape. With its iconic white-washed buildings, ...

Sixteen or so centuries earlier, possibly in 1560 BC, the Minoan Eruption ... little more than an outpost of 150 people; a dock for boat repairs, allowing Norse sailors (from Greenland) to ...

If you’d prefer a more relaxed adventure, book a boat day with Sailing South Crete ... Guided by a specialist on Cretan history, you can tour the Minoan Palace of Phaistos as well as Gortys ...

A worker who died when he fell from a ladder at a Cheltenham job site was the father of the construction company’s director, a court has heard. Minoan Constructions was sentenced at the ...

Sarah Souli This fascinating archaeological site was first discovered in the late 1860s but its buildings date back to earlier than 17th century B.C. This former Minoan outpost, which, according ...

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North Portico at Knossos, Crete. Credit Greek Reporter The glorious Palace of Knossos, the largest of all Minoan palaces on the island of Crete and one of Greece’s most popular archaeological sites, ...

Can the Minoan palace complex at Knossos explain this part of the legend? Interestingly enough, archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a form of bull fighting took place in the palace complex.