A court on the southern island of Crete on Friday convicted a local man of murdering his Scottish former partner more than 17 years ago, in a case that had initially been dismissed as a simple accidental drowning ....
The Cretan War (Siege of Candia) began on this day, June 23rd, in 1645 ... The Cretan War, which lasted for over two decades, began in June 1645—just under four centuries ago ... The Cretan War united many European powers.
A court on the southern island of Crete has convicted a local man of severely mistreating a horse he owned that eventually died of its injuries five years ago, an animal rights group said Friday ....
This is the moment when the plan quietly hardens into last year’s ... The ones below could not ... Cretan stone and raw wood, low horizontals that follow the hillside rather than fight it, the Aegean left to do its own work just beyond the terrace ... .
Cretan Hound (Kritikos Lagonikos) Cretan Hound ... The Cretan Hound is an ancient sight-and-scent hound native to the island of Crete ... The Cretan Hound features a lean, athletic body, a short, smooth coat, pricked ears, and a firm, curled tail.
In June 1950, a rare male Cretan wild goat (agrimi) arrived in Washington, D.C., as an official gift for U.S ... Truman’s Cretan goat stays in Athens hotel ... The happy Cretan goat in the zoo.
Lychnarakia, or kalitsounia, are classic Cretan sweet cheese pastries and part of a wider family of seasonal Aegean pastries traditionally prepared in spring, when fresh cheeses are at their best.