Hidden gem
Karfi
A Minoan refuge town high above the Lasithi plateau.
Archaeological sites · 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.
Hidden gem
Rotunda of Episkopi (Michael Archangel)
One of Crete's oldest Byzantine churches.
Churches & monasteries · Kissamos
Hidden gem
Museum of Visual Arts Heraklion
Cretan painters and sculptors near the port.
Museums · Heraklion
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Thirathen Museum of Instruments
Traditional instruments and live lessons.
Museums · Heraklion
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Kamilari Tholos Tomb
A round Minoan tomb near Kamilari.
Archaeological sites · Phaistos
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Agia Magdalini Church
A Russian-style church in Halepa.
Churches & monasteries · Chania
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Fortress of Izzedin
An Ottoman fortress over Souda Bay.
Forts & castles · Apokoronas
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Sabbionara Bastion
A Venetian bastion on the old harbour.
Forts & castles · Chania
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Byzantine Collection of Chania
Icons in the San Salvatore church.
Museums · Chania
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Folklore Museum of Chania
Cretan crafts in the old town.
Museums · Chania
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Aptera Turkish Castle
An Ottoman fort by Ancient Aptera.
Forts & castles · Apokoronas
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Drapano Lighthouse
A 19th century lighthouse on a cliff.
Forts & castles · Apokoronas
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Gavalochori Folklore Museum
Village life in Apokoronas.
Museums · Apokoronas
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Cretan Lyra Museum
A lyra workshop and small museum.
Museums · Rethymno
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Zoniana Wax Museum
Cretan history in wax figures.
Museums · Anogeia
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Military Museum of Chromonastiri
Military history in a Venetian villa.
Museums · Rethymno
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Church of the Four Martyrs
Rethymno's largest church.
Churches & monasteries · Rethymno
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Paleontological Museum
Fossils in an old mosque.
Museums · Rethymno
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Vossakos Monastery
A Venetian era monastery.
Churches & monasteries · Mylopotamos
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Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete
Modern Greek art in the old town.
Museums · Rethymno
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Asomaton Monastery
A monastery in the Amari valley.
Churches & monasteries · Amari
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Agios Nikolaos in Kotsifou Gorge
A tiny church in a rock.
Churches & monasteries · Agios Vasileios
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Ancient Praisos
Hilltop ruins in eastern Crete.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
Hidden gem
Minoan Town of Vasiliki
An early Minoan settlement.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
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