The largest Greek island offers travelers wood-fired meats at farm-side taverns, ambitious menus from star chefs with Michelin pedigree, ancient Minoan cuisine, and sun-soaked beaches and vineyards.

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (2023, January 16). Marriage in Minoan Crete. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 01 ...

Over the centuries, occupations by Venetians (13th-17th century) and Ottomans (17th-19th century) also left their mark on the island’s architecture, culture, and gastronomy.

Marriage in Minoan Crete. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Journal Nature Ecology & Evolution DOI 10.1038/s41559-022-01952-3. Keywords /Life sciences/ Genetics ...