Hidden gem
Trapeza Cave
A cult cave near Tzermiado.
Caves · Lasithi Plateau
History & culture
Minoan palaces, museums, monasteries, castles
Crete was the centre of the Minoan civilisation, Europe’s first advanced Bronze Age culture, and later ruled by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans. You can walk through Minoan palaces in the morning, a Venetian harbour at lunchtime and a monastery that symbolises Cretan independence in the afternoon.
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Minoan Petra
A Minoan complex near Sitia.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
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Vidiani Monastery
A monastery at the entrance to the plateau.
Churches & monasteries · Lasithi Plateau
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Minoan Villa of Nirou Chani
A Minoan villa full of ceremonial axes.
Archaeological sites · Heraklion
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Ancient Lyttos
Ruins of a powerful Dorian city in the hills.
Archaeological sites · Minoa Pediadas
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Kremasta Monastery
A monastery that seems to hang from the hillside.
Churches & monasteries · Agios Nikolaos
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Areti Monastery
A secluded monastery near Elounda.
Churches & monasteries · Agios Nikolaos
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Agarathos Monastery
One of the oldest monasteries in Crete.
Churches & monasteries · Minoa Pediadas
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Wine Presses of Prinias
Carved stone wine presses.
Archaeological sites · Gortyna
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Typography Museum
Printing presses in Souda.
Museums · Chania
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Agios Georgios Monastery (Rodopou)
A ruined monastery on Rodopou.
Churches & monasteries · Platanias
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Wooden Sculptures Museum
Carvings in Zoniana.
Museums · Anogeia
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Marine Museum of Rethymno
Shells and sea life for kids.
Museums · Rethymno
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Georgoulakis Museum
A priest's collection in Asomatos.
Museums · Agios Vasileios
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Panagia Charakiani
An important church near Panormo.
Churches & monasteries · Mylopotamos
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Faneromeni Monastery (Ierapetra)
A monastery overlooking the sea.
Churches & monasteries · Agios Nikolaos
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Rodanthi Museum
Natural history in Kritsa.
Museums · Agios Nikolaos
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Kritsotopoula Museum
The home of a resistance heroine.
Museums · Agios Nikolaos
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Tripitos
A Hellenistic settlement by the sea.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
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Fournou Korifi
An early Minoan settlement near Myrtos.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
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Folklore Museum of Agios Nikolaos
Embroidery by the lake.
Museums · Agios Nikolaos
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Pyrgos Myrtos
A Minoan villa on a hill.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
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Liopetro Fortress
Venetian ruins with a view.
Forts & castles · Sitia
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Minoan Villa of Chamaizi
An oval Minoan house on a hilltop.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
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