Is the island of Sicily really where the legend of Odysseus meeting Polyphemus the Cyclops was set, as tradition holds?

Visitors will expect big things from the biggest Greek island, and this destination never fails to deliver on beautiful ...

Explore the fascinating world of Greece's mysterious Linear B script, the enigmatic script of ancient Greece used by Mycenaeans.

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When was Ancient Greece? How did ancient Greece begin ... Image caption, This is the Great Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete. The Minoan civilisation grew rich on trade and they built ...

They didn't live on mainland Greece but on the nearby island of Crete, between 2200BC and 1450BC ... Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began ...

Since then, it has become the biggest tourist draw on Crete. Knossos is located about ... crowds and beat the intense afternoon heat. The ancient palace runs on seasonal hours and admission ...

Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area ... restaurants and even the ruins of an ancient castle. Paleochora is also ...

Away from the crowds of Santorini and Mykonos and only a few hours' drive from Athens is a hidden gem of the Peloponnese.

The picturesque city dates back to the Byzantine Empire and is full of gorgeous historical buildings from that era.