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![]() | Also important- its natural beauty,a huge mountain range dividing the island in half, and its unspoilt, undeveloped wild south coast with impressive gorges and cliffs. | ![]() |
Crete is situated in the south of Greece. It is the largest island of the country and covers 12,500 km.
It consists of four prefectures: Chania, Rethymnon, Heraklion and Lasithi. Crete is a different world compared to other parts of Greece.
Crete is a place with its own tradition, its own character and its own dialect. Local people are very proud of their Cretan origin.
This island played a very important role throughout Greek history. It was the first area in Greece which developed advanced civilisation, the famous Minoan Civilisation. Even in these days visitors experience the historical atmosphere of Crete, as you can find monuments and traces of foreign civilisations scattered all over the island. Nowadays, Crete has a flourishing economy which is based partly on tourism.
It has giant hotel resorts where you can enjoy splendid facilities. In the south of the island, you will find hundreds of exotic beaches, some
crowded and some isolated which can satisfy any taste. Crete is famous for the fruits and vegetables production.
So by visiting Crete, you have the chance to taste the world-known Cretan diet based mostly on pure olive oil!
Chania is the westernmost prefecture of Crete. It has an area of 2,376 km and approximately 134,000 residents, the second largest population in Crete, after Heraklion. | ![]() |
Furthermore, the prefecture of Chania has the greatest beaches in Crete! | ![]() |
Welcome to Rethymnon, the capital of the prefecture of the same name. There is a mountainous area in the centre of the prefecture, from where you have access to the highest peak of the mountain Psiloritis . | . |
If you love nature and sea, there are so many beaches in the north and south of the prefecture | ![]() |
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Visiting the villages of Lassithi, you will explore the tradition of Crete mixed with the wonderful natural environment.
If you are a mountain lover you should visit Lassithi Plateau on the foot of Mount Dicti , where you will be fascinated by the view of 10,000 windmills. In the north east of the prefecture lies a sandy beach, named Vai , where you can enjoy a forest lush of palm trees. In the north of the prefecture fabulous small and large beaches covering 65 km. will complete your dream vacations.
These exotic places have luxury hotels, villas or apartments with so many facilities so as to make you forget any unpleasant moment of your life!
Other Crete island areas
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Our agency helps book rooms in all the best of Crete's hotels, whether in Heraklio town: Astoria Capsis,
or the Hersonissos district beach hotels: Creta Maris, Royal Mare village, Silva Maris,
or around Agios Nikolaos: Minos Beach Bungalows, St.Nicolas Bay.
Also at all luxury resorts in Elounda: Elounda Bay Palace, Porto Elounda Mare, & Elounda Mare.
The old and charming town of Chania offers superb historical lodgings as: Minoa, Casa Leone, Doma, Halepa, Porto del Colombo..
The old part of Rethymno offers hotels such as : Mythos Suites, Palazzo Rimondi, Fortezza, Veneto and Palazzo Vecchio...
your reservations welcome.
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last update March 10th. 2008
