Rethymno

Crete's hotel association offered a free vacation to a German family that was chased and attacked by two locals in the area of Mylopotamos in Rethymno, Crete on Saturday morning. The tour operators of the island condemned the "unacceptable" attack, apologized...

A family of German tourists was chased and attacked by two locals driving a pickup truck in the area of Mylopotamos in Rethymno, Crete on Saturday morning. The incident occurred as the German family—a father, two sons, and a daughter—was...

New, strict measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be imposed on the popular Greek island of Mykonos, it was made public on Saturday afternoon.

Rethymno is a history-rich city situated on the western side of the island of Crete, known for its stunning Venetian-style buildings.

Greece was featured five times on a list of best European destinations for vaccinated travelers by European Best Destinations.

Giorgos Hatziparaskos, an 86-year-old baker from Crete, is one of the last people who creates the iconic Greek phyllo dough by hand.

The trial of Pantelis Zelios, a local Cretan man who has been accused of the grisly murder of an American scientist in the summer of 2019 will begin on Tuesday. The Cretan city of Rethymno will be the location of...

The Eleftherna region in the prefecture of Rethymno, Crete aims to become the most important tourist destination on the island by capitalizing on the wealth of archaeological treasures discovered in the area, as well as its gleaming new museum. Also...

An area of 1,534 hectares was burnt on Crete in 2018 by the fires that broke out on the island during the year. According to Greece’s Fire Brigade, 556 fires that burned farmland and forests were recorded on the island...

The Greek island of Crete has the second largest number of beachfront hotels in the Mediterranean, making it a top seaside holiday destination, according to the specialised hotel search engine www.travelmyth.gr. Specifically, Crete has 677 hotels next to the beach,...