Κνωσός
The largest Bronze Age site on Crete and the ceremonial and political heart of Minoan civilisation.
Αρχαιολογικοί χώροι · Ηράκλειο
The largest Bronze Age site on Crete and the ceremonial and political heart of Minoan civilisation.
Αρχαιολογικοί χώροι · Ηράκλειο
Crete’s most atmospheric waterfront: lighthouse, mosque and Venetian arsenals.
Φρούρια & κάστρα · Χανιά
Turquoise shallow lagoon at the tip of the Gramvousa peninsula, framed by pink-tinted sand.
Λιμνοθάλασσες · Κίσσαμος
One certified tradesman for water, power, heating and cooling, and everything else around the house.
Τεχνίτες για όλα · Χερσόνησος
Famous pink-sand beach and wade-across islet on the south-west corner of Crete.
Αμμουδιές · Κίσσαμος
One of Europe’s great museums, home to the world’s finest collection of Minoan art.
Μουσεία · Ηράκλειο
Europe-famous 16 km gorge hike through a national park, from the White Mountains to the Libyan Sea.
Φαράγγια · Σφακιά
Venetian sea fortress that later became a leper colony until 1957.
Φρούρια & κάστρα · Άγιος Νικόλαος
Long, wide sandy beach on the west coast and Crete’s favourite sunset spot.
Αμμουδιές · Κίσσαμος
River-mouth beach with a palm forest, below the historic Preveli monastery.
Αμμουδιές · Άγιος Βασίλειος
A dramatic zig-zag cove squeezed between sheer cliffs on the Akrotiri peninsula.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Χανιά
Sandy bay overlooked by cliffs honeycombed with ancient caves.
Αμμουδιές · Φαιστός
Symbol of Cretan resistance and the 1866 revolt against Ottoman rule.
Εκκλησίες & μοναστήρια · Ρέθυμνο
Massive late-16th-century Venetian fortress crowning Rethymno’s old town.
Φρούρια & κάστρα · Ρέθυμνο
Long sandy beach with shallow water and the busiest nightlife strip on Crete behind it.
Αμμουδιές · Χερσόνησος
Sandy beach backed by Europe’s largest natural forest of Cretan date palms.
Αμμουδιές · Σητεία
Minoan palace on a ridge above the Messara plain, with sweeping views to Psiloritis.
Αρχαιολογικοί χώροι · Φαιστός
A sheltered sandy bay with turquoise water and a lively little resort behind it.
Αμμουδιές · Μαλεβίζι
The busy town beach of Hersonissos, sand, sunbeds and a promenade full of cafes.
Αμμουδιές · Χερσόνησος
Cave above the Lasithi plateau, mythological birthplace of Zeus.
Σπήλαια · Οροπέδιο Λασιθίου
Heraklion's long town beach, kilometres of sand and shallow water with every facility.
Αμμουδιές · Ηράκλειο
A sandy beach of more than 10 km that starts at a pretty river village.
Αμμουδιές · Αποκόρωνας
Proud mountain village on Psiloritis, famous for lyra music, weaving and shepherd cuisine.
Χωριά & Πόλεις · Ανώγεια
A wide sandy beach with shallow water right below a Venetian castle on the south coast.
Αμμουδιές · Σφακιά