The Historical Museum of Crete, located in the capital city of Heraklion, chronicles Cretan life from early Byzantine times to the Modern period. If you're interested in the older stuff, check out the ...

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a must-see in Crete — and all of Greece, even — for its extensive collection of Minoan art. Highlights include a mini-statue of a Snake Goddess and the Phaistos ...

A prehistoric vase has been smashed in a museum after a visitor tripped over and inadvertently grabbed it. The Minoan-era artefact was on display at the Museum of Iraklio, on the island of Crete, when ...

CRETE Betty Kemper pulls one apron after another from a plastic bag. The first is a delicate pink and gray one that had belonged to her aunt; the next one has lots of pockets, just like Kemper likes.

Across the Mediterranean, we wait in line and we wilt. From the Prado to the Parthenon, the fierce, occasionally deadly, heatwaves that have settled on southern Europe this summer have made queuing ...

Oxford museum aims to ‘set the record straight’ about the discovery of Knossos Palace in Crete Sir Arthur Evans, the renowned English archaeologist, stands guilty of pouring concrete into what he ...

This bronze figurine depicts a man somersaulting over a bull. It comes from the island of Crete and was probably used in a shrine or a cave sanctuary. Bulls were the largest animals on Crete and were ...