Hidden gem
Agios Nikolaos in Kotsifou Gorge
A tiny church in a rock.
Churches & monasteries · Agios Vasileios
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.
Hidden gem
Wooden Sculptures Museum
Carvings in Zoniana.
Museums · Anogeia
Hidden gem
Marine Museum of Rethymno
Shells and sea life for kids.
Museums · Rethymno
Hidden gem
Georgoulakis Museum
A priest's collection in Asomatos.
Museums · Agios Vasileios
Hidden gem
Panagia Charakiani
An important church near Panormo.
Churches & monasteries · Mylopotamos
Hidden gem
Apodoulou Minoan Settlement
A Minoan settlement on a pass to the Messara.
Archaeological sites · Amari
25 to 30 of 30tal
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