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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...