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Crete, place by place: beaches, sights, museums and activities in Heraklion, Chania, Rethymno and Lasithi, one by one.

Heraklion Chania Rethymno Lasithi

All places1877 places Restaurants514 places Beaches401 places Tavernas & Meze bars307 places Villages & Tradition264 places Kafeneia & Cafés214 places Monasteries & Churches58 places Archaeological sites51 places Gorges & Hiking38 places Food & Nature16 places Museums12 places Activities2 places

Food & NatureBotanical Park & Gardens of CreteAt the foot of the White Mountains, near Fournes, the Botanical Park & Gardens of Cretes…Food & NatureBramiana LakeAn artificial lake created in 1986 that irrigates 30,000 stremmata in the Ierapetra plain. It has…Food & NatureDikteon CaveAbove the village of Psychro, at the western edge of the Lassithi Plateau, lies the Dikteon…Food & NatureIdaean CaveOn the Nida Plateau, at an altitude of over 1,500 metres in the heart of Psiloritis,…Food & NatureIsthmus of IerapetraTwelve kilometres is the total width of Crete at this point — the narrowest part of…Food & NatureKapetaniana & KofinasPerched high in the Asterousia Mountains, overlooking the Libyan Sea, Kapetaniana is a secluded, traditional village…Food & NatureKroustasAbove Kritsa, in the hills of Lasithi, Kroustas is a picturesque, traditional mountain village with stone…Food & NatureLake KournasLake Kournas, the only natural freshwater lake in the whole of Crete, lies between Chania and…Food & NatureMilatos CaveNear the coastal village of Milatos, on the northern coast of Lasithi, lies a large cave…Food & NatureOlive Tree of VouvesAn olive tree that still bears fruit, and which is probably one of the oldest in…Food & NatureOmalos PlateauAt an altitude of over 1,000 metres, in the heart of the White Mountains, the Omalos…Food & NaturePeza Vineyards & WineriesThe Peza region, south of Heraklion, is the heart of Cretan viticulture and one of the…Food & NatureSendoni Cave (Zoniana)In the mountain village of Zoniana, at the foot of Mount Psiloritis, the Sentoni (or Sfentoni)…Food & NatureSkotino CaveNear the village of Skoteino, east of Heraklion, lies one of the largest and most impressive…Food & NatureThryptiHigh up in the mountains above Ierapetra, at an altitude that remains cool even in August,…Food & NatureTrapeza Cave (Kronio)Above Tzermiado, on the edge of the Lassithi Plateau, the Trapeza Cave (also known as Kronio)…