Vai and Zakros on the east coast
On the east coast of Crete: Vai and Zakros. The famous palm beach of Vai Finikodasos and Zakros with its Minoan palace and the walk through the Dead’s and the …
Crete
Maleme German military cemetery
Maleme, 11 miles (ca. 18 km) west of Chania, the second-largest German military cemetery in Greece. Simple grave complex at the place where in May 1941 after the German airborne …
Festos and Matala
In the south of central Crete: Palace of Festos above the Mesara plain and Matala with the hippie sandstone caves on the Libyan Sea. Festos Palace of Festos overlooking the …
Milatos Cave
The cave of Milatos and the wild, undeveloped Agios Ioannis peninsula north of the section of the highway from Heraklion that runs from Malia to Aghios Nikolaos via Neapoli. From …
Lasithi Plateau
Trip to Lasithi Plateau. Directions with map, information, pictures and video about the plateau, Diktaion (Psychros, Zeus) Cave, Kronio Cave, town ruins of Karfi, monastery Vidani. Trips on the plateau …
Hersonisos
Hersonisos is one of the best developed resorts on Crete. History, the resort today, esplanade, Lychnostatis Open-Air Museum, Aqua World, Acqua Plus, Piskopiano and surroundings, Museum of Rural Life and …
Fortress of Spinalonga
Fortress of Spinalonga in the Gulf of Korfos. History of the fortress and the island of the ‘Living Dead’, the lepers’ colony in the last century. At the north point …
Malia
Malia stands on Crete for sun, beach, quad bikes and parties all night. Old town, beaches, Overview and orientation and hotels at Malia and Stalis. Malia is possibly the most …
Elounda
Elounda is situated on the north-eastern coast of Crete, and nestles between the high rugged mountains and the clear blue sea close to the city of Aghios Nikolaous. The history, …
Archeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion is the second largest museum in Greece and one of the most important in the world, as it is the only one in which the …