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Crete has a warm climate, and the island's architecture reflects that. You're going to see a lot of what looks like mediaeval architecture around, and that's exactly what it is. Most of the distinctive buildings went up in Crete under…

Eastern Crete is the part of the island that was most highly developed under the ancient Minoan civilization. So it follows that some of the most fascinating relics can be found in Sitia Archaeological Museum. It's a small, functional…

Frangokastello is a corruption of the Italian Franco Castello, or castle of the Franks. It's a well-preserved rectangular structure based on four corner towers and connecting curtain walls with battlements on top that presents a…

There are several places in Crete where youcan get a glimpse of what the island was like in pre-modern and pre-globalized days, andthe Lychnostatis Museum is one of them. It includes a slice-of-life panoramas of olive oil presses,…

The Heraklion Natural History Museum can b efound conveniently near the port, within strolling distance of the ferry dock. So if you happen to have a couple of hours before your boat leaves, this museum helps them pass pleasantly. Those…

Spinalonga is a tiny island off the northeast coast of Crete that nobody visited until the mid-1950s because it was a leper colony. Then the colony was abolished, but there are plenty of its remains about, so you can spend a fascinating…

The Samariá Gorge is a National Park of Greeceon the island of Crete - a major tourist attraction of the island - and a World's Biosphere Reserve.The gorge is in southwest Crete in the regional unit of Chania.It was created by a…

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, and the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete and a number of surrounding islands and islets constitute the region…