Elafonissi Beach in Crete, Greece, was named as the best beach in the world at the Tripadvisor Best of the Best awards - and it's not hard to see why it clinched the top spot ...

Going back even further, in July 2006, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the seabed south of Crete, sending tremors through mainland Greece and waking people in Athens in the early hours.

Crete, Greece's largest island, has been rocked by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that was felt as far away as Israel, Egypt and ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the island of Crete in Greece and was felt as far away as Egypt in the early morning hours on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles ...

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the island of Crete in Greece and was felt as far away as Egypt in the early morning hours on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) near the ...

Tourists have been warned of a tsunami in parts of Greece as they are told to "move away from the coast immediately". This morning, the alert has been issued along parts of the coastlines, including ...

Rhodes, Hydra and Crete, Greece’s largest island ... you’ll have wondered where the ‘Matala moon’ is. Back in the 1960s when the hippy era was in full swing, a heartbroken Joni travelled ...