Meet Crete - Your Insider Travel Guide to the island Crete

Spinalonga island – the former leper colony

Spinalonga island – the former leper colony

Elafonisi, exotic lagoon in southwestern Crete

Elafonisi, exotic lagoon in southwestern Crete

Matala, a village that lives with its sandstone caves

Matala, a village that lives with its sandstone caves

Minoan Palace of Knossos – Crete’s most famous building

The Minoan Palace of Knossos – Crete’s most famous building

Diktaion Andron – Zeus cave on the Lasssithi Plateau

Diktaion Andron - Zeus cave on the Lasssithi Plateau

Towns & Villages

agia galini crete overview

Agia Galini – where Icarus and Daedalus escaped from the rage of King Minos

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Chania, the most beautiful town of Crete?

Chania, the most beautiful town of Crete?

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Paleochora Crete

Paleochora – Nymph of the Libyan Sea

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Village Kritsa in Lassithi

Kritsa, on the mountain slopes outside Agios Nikolaos

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Bali is beautiful - Crete

Bali is beautiful

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Alleys in Fodele village Crete

Fodele, birthplace of the painter El Greco

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Best Beaches

Shinaria beach at Plakias Crete

Shinaria Beach east of Plakias

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Seitan Limania bay (Stefanou beach) - the emerald waters of cape Akrotiri

Seitan Limania (Stefanou) beach – emerald waters on cape Akrotiri

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Agioi Apostoloi beaches west of Chania

Agioi Apostoloi beaches west of Chania

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beach at Frangokastello Crete

Frangokastello – long sandy beaches next to the...

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The beach of Damnoni east of Plakias

Damnoni Bay near Plakias

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Boat Trip to Gramvousa and Balos

Balos beach – swim in crystal clear and delightfully...

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Village Argyroupoli (ancient Lappa) and its springs

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Ancient Lappa was a great and powerful Cretan town which was founded by Agamemnon according to the Mycenaean traditions. Today the village...

Argyroupoli village and its famous springs

Ancient Times & Cultural Monuments

Abduction of Europe

The “Abduction of Europe” – in Agios...

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Ancient Aptera in west Crete

Ancient City Aptera – Theatre, Monastery St. John...

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Monastery Gouverneto - one of Crete's oldest monasteries

Monastery Gouverneto – one of Crete’s oldest...

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Minoan palace Petras

Ancient Minoan palace Petras in Sitia – Hieroglyphic...

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Archaeological Museum Chania

Archaeological Museum Chania

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Chromonastiri – 2 Byzantine Churches – War Museum

Chromonastiri – 2 Byzantine Churches – War...

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Villa De Mezzo in Etia village Crete

Etia village and its Villa De Mezzo – Venetian...

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Historical Museum of Crete in Heraklion

Historical Museum of Crete in Heraklion

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Explore the island's nature

Hiking through the Samaria Gorge – all necessary information

Hiking through the Samaria Gorge – all necessary information

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In the stalactite cave Sfendoni in Zoniana

Stalactite cave Sfendoni in Zoniana

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Entrace to the Mili Gorge Rethymnon Crete

Mili gorge – a wonderful hike through the gorge of mills

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Diktaion Andron - Zeus cave on the Lasssithi Plateau

Diktaion Andron – Zeus cave on the Lasssithi Plateau

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