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Places to
see in Crete
Our top 10 sites for your holiday
When holidaying in Crete, there are places that you must visit.
Crete has so many beautiful and interesting places to see and
explore, that
one visit will not do it. Although we ourselves have been in
Crete for more than 20 years, we have not seen all there is to
see. Below is our "must see" list of sites and beaches that we
would recommend any first, second or third visitor to visit.
There are lots of other places to see and you could also try
consulting a tourist guide for Crete to find others.
The Minoan Palace of Knossos and the Archaeological museum
in Heraklion, this is an absolute must when in Crete, you can
book tours from most areas in Crete including both the palace
and the museum.
Knossos
Palace and Museum
The Samaria Gorge
is Europe's longest gorge and it is beautiful!
The Gorge starts in Omalos, a mountain village off
Chania. There is a long way and a lazy way to walk the gorge. Tours can
be booked from most all locations in Crete.
Samaria
Gorge
The Volcanic island of Santorini,
not really in Crete, but you can take a daytrip to
this
fabulous Island from Rethymnon and Heraklion in Crete.
Santorini day trip
Beaches
and ruins of Falasarna, far north west tip of Crete
off Kissamos,
these wast
sandy beaches and beautiful ruins of the ancient town and
harbour of Falasarna are worth a visit, quiet and calm,
but no hotels, shopping and bars. But you need a car!
Falasarna Beach
Beaches of the south
coast, Plakias, Frangokastello and Magkrigialos.
The south coast of Crete offers
beautiful beaches and coves.
Beaches of Plakias -
Beaches of Frangokastello -
Magrigialos
The island of
Elafonissi, far south
west tip of Crete, fantastic beaches with coral pink sand and
Crystal clear waters. No hotels, shops or bars, just nature,
sun, sea, sand and a few simple tavernas.
Elafonissi Island.
Spinalonga Island
and Elounda
The unoccupied island of
Spinalonga is one of the main tourist
attractions in Crete. In addition to the
abandoned leper colony and the fortress,
Spinalonga is known for its small pebble
beaches and lies just outside Elounda North East Crete,
Elounda & Spinalonga
Ancient Elefterna,
if you like walking and
getting into the feeling of the past with out all the other
tourist around you, you should visit ancient Elefterna about
3000 years old, here you will find remains from the Dorian and
later Roman times scattered all over the area, Rethymnon area.
Ancient Elefterna
The tiny village of
Loutro perched on a
mountainside in a small bay on the south coast you find Loutro.
You can only reach the village by boat or hiking over the
mountains if you are a keen hiker! A village with out cars or
motor bikes, but with a lot of charm, You take a ferry from
Sfakia or Paleo Hora on the South Coast.
The Village of Loutro
Monastery of
Arkadi, visit this historic monastery where a famous
holocaust during the Turkish occupation is celebrated every year
in November. The Monastery is in the Rethymnon area
Monastery of Arkadi
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