Knossos Palace
The largest Bronze Age site on Crete and the ceremonial and political heart of Minoan civilisation.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Heraklion
Discover Crete
Chania Old Venetian Harbour
Crete’s most atmospheric waterfront: lighthouse, mosque and Venetian arsenals.
Festungen & Burgen · Chania
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
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
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
Vai Palm Beach
Sandy beach backed by Europe’s largest natural forest of Cretan date palms.
Sandstrände · Sitia
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
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
Frangokastello Beach
A wide sandy beach with shallow water right below a Venetian castle on the south coast.
Sandstrände · Sfakia
Stalida Beach
A long sandy beach between Hersonissos and Malia, a bit more relaxed and family friendly.
Sandstrände · Chersonissos
Agia Marina Beach
A long resort beach west of Chania, with artificial coves that keep the water calm.
Sandstrände · Platanias
Platanias Beach
A long sandy beach in front of the liveliest resort west of Chania.
Sandstrände · Platanias
Lygaria Beach
A narrow, sheltered sandy cove with calm warm water and green hills around it.
Sandstrände · Malevizi
Gouves Beach
A handful of sandy beaches along Kato Gouves, easy and popular with families.
Sandstrände · Chersonissos
Karteros Beach
The closest proper beach to Heraklion, with beach bars, sports courts and planes flying low overhead.
Sandstrände · Heraklion
Agioi Apostoloi Beach
Two small sheltered coves on a green little peninsula just west of Chania town.
Sandstrände · Chania
Elounda Beach
The Blue Flag beach of Elounda, with views of the Spinalonga lagoon.
Sandstrände · Agios Nikolaos
Analipsi Beach
A family resort beach with free sunbeds, showers and steady wind for watersports.
Sandstrände · Chersonissos
Paleochora Sandy Beach (Pachia Ammos)
The long sandy beach on the west side of Paleochora, loved by windsurfers.
Sandstrände · Kantanos-Selino
1 to 24 of 24tal