Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.

The government of Greece declared a state of emergency Thursday ... on the island show people waiting in line and boarding a ferry to Piraeus during increased seismic activity in the area.

On Monday, Google said it would update its maps to display Gulf of America as soon as the U.S. government updated its official maps. “We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes ...

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Santorini has declared a state of emergency after the popular tourist destination continued to be rocked by earthquakes. The island's town hall declared the measures after a 5.2-magnitude tremor ...

Many small boats and chartered yachts from other Cycladic islands and mainland Greece make port here along the golden sandy shorelines. The westernmost point of Mykonos, the beach area of Agios ...

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The islands of Greece offer many stunning beaches, and one of the most impressive is undoubtedly the secluded and serene Agiofarago beach on Crete.

We have encountered a fascinating social media map that illustrates the Greek world through archaeological discoveries. This map, created by a user on Google Maps, spans the Iberian Peninsula to India ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Effective Jan. 23, the Gulf Islands Ferry Service will operate a two-stop system from the downtown Bradenton Riverwalk Pier to the Historic Bridge Street Pier on Anna ...