Crete
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Discover Crete
Crete is not just a Greek island — Crete is a cosmos of its own . With 8,450 km², it is the fifth-largest island in the…
Heraklion & Surroundings
Heraklion (Iraklion, Greek: Ηράκλειο) is with 175,000 inhabitants the largest city and capital of Crete — and unfortuna…
Chania
Chania (Χανιά, pronounced: Hanjá) is the most beautiful city in Crete — and for many, the most beautiful in all of Gree…
Rethymno
Rethymno (Ρέθυμνο) is Crete's most charming small town — smaller than Chania, less touristy than Heraklion, and with an…
Lasithi & East Crete
East Crete is the least visited part of the island — and that's exactly what makes it so appealing. While Chania and Re…
Gorges & Nature
Crete is a geological wonder . The island is traversed by mighty mountain ranges — the White Mountains (Lefka Ori, up t…
Cretan Cuisine
Forget everything you think you know about "Greek food." Cretan cuisine is a world of its own — and scientifically one…
Staying on Crete
Crete has the right accommodation for every budget — from 15€ dorms in Heraklion to 500€ suites in Elounda. The best ac…
Stadtrundgang
Altstadt-Rundgang Chania
The perfect walk through 700 years of history: Venetian palaces, Ottoman mosques, Jewish synagogues, and Greek kafenia — all within 3 kilometers through Crete's most beautiful old town.
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