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  • Knossos, Crete Island

    1. Knossos

    Knossos was undeniably the capital of Minoan Crete.Knossos was inhabited for several thousand years, beginning with a neolithic settlement sometime in the seventh millennium BC, and was abandoned...   more
  • Chania (City), Crete Island

    2. Chania (City)

    With markets selling all kinds and qualities of leather goods and a really interesting indoor food market Chania Town is worth a visit just for the shopping. The harbour is beautiful with an old...   more
  • Hersonissos, Crete Island

    3. Hersonissos

    Every Monday their is a cretan night in the Old village Chersonissos,its a few kilometers away from the center of chersonissos.It can be reach by walking to also enjoy the view,but its a little...   more
  • Heraklion (City), Crete Island

    4. Heraklion (City)

    Heraklion is the capital and the commercial and business heart of Crete. The city is a place to visit not to stay in, unlike the rest of Crete it is a huge, dusty and noisy place with ships, liners,...   more
  • Lasithi Prefecture, Crete Island

    5. Lasithi Prefecture

    I went to Lassithi with the original purpose of going to the Lassithi Plateau to view the windmills as I had seen old pictures where the plateau was filled with working windmills and it looked...   more
  • Rethymnon (City), Crete Island

    6. Rethymnon (City)

    Walk around the streets of Rethimno is very nice especially in the evening when you can end your walk in one of the nice Greek taverns and restaurants. In the Old Town of Rethimno there are a lot of...   more
  • Agios Nikolaos, Crete Island

    7. Agios Nikolaos

    Capital of the province of Lassithi, Agios Nikolaos is one of the longest-established resort towns located on the East of the island. Protected by mountains Agios Nikolaos enjoys a fabulous setting...   more
  • Samaria Gorge, Crete Island

    8. Samaria Gorge

    The Samaria Gorge contains a 16km walk. It'll take about 5-6 hours to complete (including rest time). You only have to take 1 bottle of water with you, because there are lots of fresh water points...   more
  • Spinalonga, Crete Island

    9. Spinalonga

    The island of Spinalonga,officially known as Kalydon is located in the gulf of Elounda in north Eastern Crete.Originally Spinalonga was not an island,it was part of the island of Crete.During Venetian...   more
  • Matala, Crete Island

    10. Matala

    The best way to get around is to hire a car and to get a good road map. the main roads are fine and driving to Matala will not be a problem on them, if you try and cut across the mountains through the...   more
  • Chania Prefecture, Crete Island

    11. Chania Prefecture

    Actually Elafonissi is the name of the little island situated in front of this long narrow strip of sand. They are separated by a shallow canal of water, walking on it you will wet just your knees....   more
  • Rethymnon Prefecture, Crete Island

    12. Rethymnon Prefecture

    IT is a great road trip to take from Chania or Rethymno. Road to Argiroupolis is quite scenic and narrow, so you get to slow down and enjoy Crete. Argiroupolis is still close to the beach (via...   more
  • Trips to Santorini, Crete Island

    13. Trips to Santorini

    Santorini is another great day trip to take while on Crete. You can take a boat from Rethymno, Chania or Heraklio or a speedboat like catamaran from Heraklio or Chania. It is not a cheap way to spend...   more
  • Phaistos (Festos), Crete Island

    14. Phaistos (Festos)

    The area of Phaistos was inhabited from around 4000BC, and holds a south-central position on the Island, about 5.6 kilometers inland. The city, along with its sister-site Hagia Triada, had its own...   more
  • Falasarna, Crete Island

    15. Falasarna

    This beach was wonderful when it was empty until approx. 11am, then the masses of tourists came and I didn't enjoy it any longer. Might be much better to visit it in spring or autumn. The sea is...   more
  • Sitia, Crete Island

    16. Sitia

    Once you reach the waterfront in Sitia you'll spot the long sandy beach curving around the bay to the east. It's a very long beach which is clean and with a gently slope into the water. It seemed to...   more
  • Kritsa, Crete Island

    17. Kritsa

    The travel agent who I bought all my island hopping ferry tickets from at Piraeus strongly recommended visiting Ayios Nikolaos which is in the north east of Crete - only about 45 minutes from Iraklion...   more
  • Gouves, Crete Island

    18. Gouves

    While Gouves may not be centrally located, it did not matter since we wanted to rent a car so we could access many of the more remote parts of Crete. Driving in Crete was quite a pleasure, the drivers...   more
  • Preveli, Crete Island

    19. Preveli

    At Preveli beach you can put your feet into a river first and after into the sea (or viceversa). I discovered Prevely beach by chance. After my visit to the monastery I walked a little and I found a...   more
  • Gortyn / Gortys, Crete Island

    20. Gortyn / Gortys

    Gortyn was probably my favourite of all the historic sites we visited in Crete. We visited here twice during our stay, the first time we looked at the parts of the site you are actually told about and...   more
  • Malia, Crete Island

    21. Malia

    Intending visitors to the Minoan Palace Ruins near Malia should note that that the site is closed until April 2010. We attempted to visit them on Saturday January 31st 2010, having noted advertised...   more
  • Elafonisi island, Crete Island

    22. Elafonisi island

    Elafonissi is a small islet on the southwest of Crete. It is connected to the beach with a shallow reef (max. depth 1 meter) that allows crossing when the sea is calm. There are only a couple of...   more
  • Frangocastello, Crete Island

    23. Frangocastello

    After a rough old 1 1/2 hour ride from Kalives through the mountains we made it south. Luckily the EU seems to have given Crete money to build a new road from North to South, so the road is now much...   more
  • Lake Kournas, Crete Island

    24. Lake Kournas

    A fresh water lake in the hills above the resort of Yeoryeopouli. The first time I came here (20 years back) we walked from the resort of Yeoryeopouli - allow an hour - and it was getting dark when...   more
  • Heraklion Prefecture, Crete Island

    25. Heraklion Prefecture

    At the foot of Mount Psiloriti Zaros is a fresh water lake from where much of the bottled water comes from. If you are a visitor to Crete I am sure you have drank a bottle of Zaros water. It is very...   more

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