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5 Must-See Places in Greece Reachable by Ferry

Five fantastic Greek islands easily reachable via ferry. What better way to explore Greece's marvelous islands?

The Keftiu Legend: When Peace Swayed All Creatures

Knowledge of the Keftiu, the place, and the people said to have been the "nail that held up the world,"…

365 Anno Domini – The Faint Echoes of a Dead Atlantis

An earthquake in 365 A.D. destroyed every city in Crete. It was the telltale echo of a much more devastating…

Was the End of the Minoans the Will of the Gods?

Were the Minoans the people Plato referred to as Atlanteans? What really happened to this bright Bronze Age civilization?

New Akrotiri Finds Hint at Pre-eruption Thera Tsunami Event

New findings on Santorini may shed light on the Thera tsunami many experts believe signalled the beginning of the end…

An Empyrean Whisper: The Fate of the Mysterious Minoans

Beyond the science, the religion and the spirit of the Minoans speak of an unimaginable Utopia lost, and the fate…

Cities on Volcanoes 11 Conference Comes to Heraklion May 2020

Coming up May 23rd through 27th of 2020, the Cities on Volcanoes 11 brings the world's top volcanologists to Greece…

Prayer of Yidini: Echoes of Karfi

A story from ancient Karfi, a story of how the last Minoans may have lived and believed. Karfi was the…

Vacation Under Apano Meria’s Mesmeric Skies

“It’s spectacular,” someone exclaims somewhere in the distance, and I am lost for words. Spectacular doesn’t even begin to describe…

Santorini Volcanic Activity Confusing

Reports on a magma pool building beneath the Greek Island of Santorini have brought on mixed, even confusing opinions about…

Akrotiri, Window Into the Bronze Age, Reopens

Seven years after the roof of Santorini's Akrotiri archaeological site fell, killing a British tourist, the Bronze Age wonder has…