Crete info
Crete was the center of the Minoan civilization (ca. 2600-1400 BC), the oldest Greek civilization.
Today Crete is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece and a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece. While it keeps its own local cultural traits (e.g. its own music and dialect), Cretans openly identify themselves as Greeks.
For centuries the island was known by its Italian name Candia, from the medieval name of its capital Heraklion, Chandax. In Classical Latin it was called Creta and in Turkish Girit.
Crete is the location of significant ancient history, which provides popular modern day tourist destinations. They include the Minoan sites of Knossos and Phaistos, the classical site of Gortys, the Venetian old city and port of Chania, the Venetian castle at Rethymno, and the Samaria Gorge.
Bays in Crete, Greece
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Analipsi is a Settlement in Makrygialos in Lasithi in the Crete Region of Greece....
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Chania is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania Prefecture. It lies along the north coast of the island, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion....
Chora Sfakion or Sfakia is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece and the capital of the mountainous region of Sfakia....
Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea at 8,336 km² (3,219 square miles)....
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Elounda, Crete is a world renowned tourism resort on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece....
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Heraklion, or Heraclion also Iraklion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece, with calm relaxed beaches and a great nightlife....
Hersonissos is a town in the north of Crete, on the Mediterranean. This community is about 25 kilometers east of Heraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos. What is usually called Hersonissos is in fact its peninsula and harbour. It is part of the Heraklion Prefecture just 25 klm from the Heraklion airport and 27 klm from the Heraklion port....
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Kissamos also known as Kastelli Kissamou and often known simply as Kastelli is a town and municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece....
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Loutro lies on the south coast of Chania Prefecture in west Crete, between Chora Sfakion and Agia Roumeli, the exit to the Samaria Gorge. The whole area is known as Sfakia and the inhabitants, the Sfakians, are fierce, proud mountain dwellers. They have taken part in every struggle against the foreign invaders of Crete, whether Venetian, Turkish or German....
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Paleochora is a small town in the Chania prefecture located 77 km south of Chania, on the southwest coast of Crete and occupies a small peninsula 400m wide and 700m long....
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Platanias Village is situated on the western part of Crete just 10 kilometers from the City of Chania. It is an attractive holiday resort with quality hotels, excellent services and breathtaking sceneries and of course soft sandy beaches. Here you can warm yourself with the Cretan sun and local hospitality....
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Rethymno is a city of approximately 40,000 people in Greece, the capital of Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete....
Rethymno is the capital of Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete rich with ancient history....
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Sfakaki is a seaside linear village located 9km east of Rethymnon....
Sfakia is a mountainous area in the southwestern part of the island of Crete, in the Chania prefecture. It is considered one of the few places in Greece to never have been fully occupied by foreign powers....
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Stavros in Chania, Crete is located right on the tip of the peninsula of Akrotiri in a beautiful bay at a distance of 14 km from Hania, Greece....
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Featured Businesses
Plaza Spa Apartments2014-03-25
Plaza Spa Apartments in Rethymno, Crete, Greece are part of the Grecotel Hotels and Resorts, and they are uniquely built like a typical Cretan village complete with exquisite dining, indulgent spa treatments a gorgeous long white sandy beach and excellent services, it's simply all here. Accommodations include studios, apartments and maisonettes with pool or garden views and a perfect holiday awaits complete with beautiful sea view pool. Dining at the Plaza Restaurant offers choices of mouthwatering buffet dining of farm fresh Cretan dishes, sea views and more, and the Sunset Pool Cafe is open for breakfast and lunch with bar. Plaza Spa Apartments offers a spa journey or exotic touch and aromas with soothing therapies tailored for you, a shaded heated pool, hamamm, fitness room, Cleopatra's bath, private massage rooms and beauty salon. There are also wonderful activities and kids are welcome, come for a fabulous stay here.READ MORE
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