Meet Crete - Your Insider Travel Guide to the island Crete

Minoan Palace of Knossos – Crete’s most famous building

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

Elafonisi, exotic lagoon in southwestern Crete

Elafonisi, exotic lagoon in southwestern Crete

Spinalonga island – the former leper colony

Spinalonga island – the former leper colony

Diktaion Andron – Zeus cave on the Lasssithi Plateau

Diktaion Andron - Zeus cave on the Lasssithi Plateau

Matala, a village that lives with its sandstone caves

Matala, a village that lives with its sandstone caves

Towns & Villages

Matala, a village that lives with its sandstone caves

Matala, a village that lives with its sandstone...

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Ierapetra at Crete's south east coast

Ierapetra – southernmost city in Europe

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Kalamaki holiday resort at the fine sandy Komos beach

Kalamaki holiday resort at the fine sandy Komos...

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Lentas village at Cretan's south coast

Lentas – the perfect hideaway on...

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Best Beaches

The beach of Damnoni east of Plakias

Damnoni Bay near Plakias

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Ravdoucha beach - natural swimming pool in Ravdoucha Crete

Ravdoucha beach – Peninsula Rodopou

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beach at Frangokastello Crete

Frangokastello – long sandy beaches next to...

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Amoudara beach at the western outskirts of Heraklion

Amoudara beach at the western outskirts of Heraklion

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Ancient Times & Cultural Monuments

Ancient Tylissos and village Tylissos in Crete

Tylissos village, an ancient site where habitation...

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Arkadi Monastery - the Sacrifice of its people a Milestone in Cretan History

Arkadi Monastery – the Sacrifice of its...

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Ancient Lappa: The Church of the Holy Five Virgins and the ancient cemetery

Ancient Lappa: The Church of the Holy Five Virgins...

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Minoan palace Petras

Ancient Minoan palace Petras in Sitia –...

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Agios Georgios church in Voila Crete

Voila – a deserted settlement

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Malia – Minoan Palace and City – The Gold Bee Pendant

Malia – Minoan Palace and City – The...

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Villa De Mezzo in Etia village Crete

Etia village and its Villa De Mezzo –...

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Archaeological Museum Sitia

A Kouros in the Archaeological Museum Sitia

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Explore the island's nature

Hiking through the Samaria Gorge – all necessary information

Hiking through the Samaria Gorge – all...

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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...

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Diktaion Andron - Zeus cave on the Lasssithi Plateau

Diktaion Andron – Zeus cave on the Lasssithi...

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