Crete Island Things to Do

 47 Reviews  The Venetians began construction of the city walls in 1462 and they took more than a century to complete. The walls are about 4km in length and of a triangular shape with seven bastions. The walls... 

 52 Reviews  Plaka is a popular little seaside village some 16kms. north of Aghios Nikolaos and 5kms from Elounda. Boat trips leave all three of these places (Plaka being the shortest crossing) to Spinalonga... 

 29 Reviews  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... 

 43 Reviews  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... 

 19 Reviews  Apparently the Brits that hang out here/flock here to package holiday resorts where they can order British food and burn on white sandy beaches here call this place Ag Nik! but anyway the amazing... 

 34 Reviews  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... 

 11 Reviews  We visited the Cretan Open-air Museum 'LYCHNOSTATIS ' which aims to promote understanding and awareness of the Cretan folk cultural heritage. We found it fascinating for a couple of hours. There are... 

 18 Reviews  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... 

 27 Reviews  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... 

 57 Reviews  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.... 

 21 Reviews  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... 

 14 Reviews  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... 

 4 Reviews  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... 

 12 Reviews  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... 

 9 Reviews  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... 

 9 Reviews  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... 

 12 Reviews  From the outside the museum looks very unappealing - it could surely be nominated as one of the most ugly museum buildings in Greece - but step inside and you'll find much to interest you even if only... 

 2 Reviews  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... 

 7 Reviews  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... 

 8 Reviews  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... 

 9 Reviews  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... 

 4 Reviews  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... 

 5 Reviews  You can take a leisurely walk in the vivid center of the town, along the coast, in the small municipal park near the Town Hall, or in the quiet picturesque narrow streets of "Kato Mera" - the old part...