Knossos Palace
The largest Bronze Age site on Crete and the ceremonial and political heart of Minoan civilisation.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Heraklion
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Chania Old Venetian Harbour
Crete’s most atmospheric waterfront: lighthouse, mosque and Venetian arsenals.
Festungen & Burgen · Chania
Balos Lagoon
Turquoise shallow lagoon at the tip of the Gramvousa peninsula, framed by pink-tinted sand.
Lagunen · Kissamos
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Elafonisi Beach
Famous pink-sand beach and wade-across islet on the south-west corner of Crete.
Sandstrände · Kissamos
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
One of Europe’s great museums, home to the world’s finest collection of Minoan art.
Museen · Heraklion
Samaria Gorge
Europe-famous 16 km gorge hike through a national park, from the White Mountains to the Libyan Sea.
Schluchten · Sfakia
Spinalonga Island
Venetian sea fortress that later became a leper colony until 1957.
Festungen & Burgen · Agios Nikolaos
Falasarna Beach
Long, wide sandy beach on the west coast and Crete’s favourite sunset spot.
Sandstrände · Kissamos
Preveli Palm Beach
River-mouth beach with a palm forest, below the historic Preveli monastery.
Sandstrände · Agios Vasileios
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Seitan Limania
A dramatic zig-zag cove squeezed between sheer cliffs on the Akrotiri peninsula.
Versteckte Buchten · Chania
Matala Beach & Caves
Sandy bay overlooked by cliffs honeycombed with ancient caves.
Sandstrände · Phaistos
Arkadi Monastery
Symbol of Cretan resistance and the 1866 revolt against Ottoman rule.
Kirchen & Klöster · Rethymno
Rethymno Fortezza
Massive late-16th-century Venetian fortress crowning Rethymno’s old town.
Festungen & Burgen · Rethymno
Malia Beach
Long sandy beach with shallow water and the busiest nightlife strip on Crete behind it.
Sandstrände · Chersonissos
Vai Palm Beach
Sandy beach backed by Europe’s largest natural forest of Cretan date palms.
Sandstrände · Sitia
Phaistos Palace
Minoan palace on a ridge above the Messara plain, with sweeping views to Psiloritis.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Phaistos
Agia Pelagia Beach
A sheltered sandy bay with turquoise water and a lively little resort behind it.
Sandstrände · Malevizi
Hersonissos Beach
The busy town beach of Hersonissos, sand, sunbeds and a promenade full of cafes.
Sandstrände · Chersonissos
Dikteon Cave
Cave above the Lasithi plateau, mythological birthplace of Zeus.
Höhlen · Lasithi-Hochebene
Ammoudara Beach
Heraklion's long town beach, kilometres of sand and shallow water with every facility.
Sandstrände · Heraklion
Georgioupoli Beach
A sandy beach of more than 10 km that starts at a pretty river village.
Sandstrände · Apokoronas
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Anogeia
Proud mountain village on Psiloritis, famous for lyra music, weaving and shepherd cuisine.
Dörfer & Städte · Anogia
Frangokastello Beach
A wide sandy beach with shallow water right below a Venetian castle on the south coast.
Sandstrände · Sfakia