Hidden gem
Itanos Beach
Three little coves next to the ruins of ancient Itanos, north of Vai.
Secluded coves · Sitia
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
Archaeological Museum of Ierapetra
Finds from the south east.
Museums · Ierapetra
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Sitia Archaeological Museum
Home of the Palekastro Kouros.
Museums · Sitia
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Palekastro Minoan Town
Ruins of a big Minoan town.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
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Karfi
A Minoan refuge town high above the Lasithi plateau.
Archaeological sites · Lasithi Plateau
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Ancient Praisos
Hilltop ruins in eastern Crete.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
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Minoan Town of Vasiliki
An early Minoan settlement.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
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Trapeza Cave
A cult cave near Tzermiado.
Caves · Lasithi Plateau
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Minoan Petra
A Minoan complex near Sitia.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
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Vidiani Monastery
A monastery at the entrance to the plateau.
Churches & monasteries · Lasithi Plateau
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Kremasta Monastery
A monastery that seems to hang from the hillside.
Churches & monasteries · Agios Nikolaos
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Areti Monastery
A secluded monastery near Elounda.
Churches & monasteries · Agios Nikolaos
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Faneromeni Monastery (Ierapetra)
A monastery overlooking the sea.
Churches & monasteries · Agios Nikolaos
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Rodanthi Museum
Natural history in Kritsa.
Museums · Agios Nikolaos
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Kritsotopoula Museum
The home of a resistance heroine.
Museums · Agios Nikolaos
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Tripitos
A Hellenistic settlement by the sea.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
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Fournou Korifi
An early Minoan settlement near Myrtos.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
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Folklore Museum of Agios Nikolaos
Embroidery by the lake.
Museums · Agios Nikolaos
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Pyrgos Myrtos
A Minoan villa on a hill.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
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Liopetro Fortress
Venetian ruins with a view.
Forts & castles · Sitia
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Minoan Villa of Chamaizi
An oval Minoan house on a hilltop.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
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Minoan Villa of Makrigialos
A small Minoan palace by the sea.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
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Exakousti Monastery
A monastery with views over the south coast.
Churches & monasteries · Ierapetra
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Vrachasi Folk House
A traditional home in Vrachasi.
Museums · Agios Nikolaos
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