Heraklion Town
Crete's busy capital, with museums and Venetian walls.
Dörfer & Städte · Heraklion
Dörfer & Städte
Old towns and mountain villages
From the Venetian old towns of Chania and Rethymno to mountain villages where lyra music and shepherd cooking are part of daily life, Crete’s towns and villages are where you meet the island’s character.
Hersonissos
A big resort with a small harbour.
Dörfer & Städte · Chersonissos
Archanes
A beautifully restored wine village.
Dörfer & Städte · Archanes-Asterousia
Malia
Party resort with a Minoan palace.
Dörfer & Städte · Chersonissos
Lentas
A laid back village on the south coast.
Dörfer & Städte · Gortyna
Zaros
Mountain village famous for spring water and trout.
Dörfer & Städte · Gortyna
Agioi Deka
Village of the ten martyrs next to Gortyn.
Dörfer & Städte · Gortyna
Moires
The market town of the Messara.
Dörfer & Städte · Phaistos
Fodele
El Greco's village among orange groves.
Dörfer & Städte · Malevizi
Kasteli (Pediada)
A market town among vineyards.
Dörfer & Städte · Minoa Pediadas
Sivas
A pretty village near Matala.
Dörfer & Städte · Phaistos
Ano Viannos
A historic village on the slopes of Dikti.
Dörfer & Städte · Viannos
Thrapsano
The pottery village of central Crete.
Dörfer & Städte · Minoa Pediadas
Vori
A quiet village near Phaistos.
Dörfer & Städte · Phaistos
Mochos
A mountain village of olive oil and wine above Malia.
Dörfer & Städte · Chersonissos
Houdetsi
A creative village in a green valley.
Dörfer & Städte · Archanes-Asterousia
Charakas
An authentic inland village.
Dörfer & Städte · Archanes-Asterousia
Prinias
A green hill village at 610 m.
Dörfer & Städte · Gortyna
Episkopi Pediados
A former bishop's seat with a Byzantine church.
Dörfer & Städte · Archanes-Asterousia
Rodia
A hillside village with views over Heraklion.
Dörfer & Städte · Malevizi
Kapetaniana
A mountain village with views over the Libyan Sea.
Dörfer & Städte · Archanes-Asterousia
Ethia
A tiny mountain village above the Libyan Sea.
Dörfer & Städte · Archanes-Asterousia
Kastamonitsa
An old traditional village.
Dörfer & Städte · Minoa Pediadas