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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.
Click here for tour prices (Rethymnon Area)
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
Sasteria, Observatory, Astronomy and Art
workshop, combine your holiday with nature, science and art.
Find all the information you need and dates of events on this link:
Sasteria, Observatory
Click here for tour prices (Rethymnon Area)
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