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What does each city of Crete have to offer?

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The island is just so huge and I can't visit each city. Which city is great for what type of activities? What do you all personally recommend?
 
This is a load question LOL!

Here are some resources and links about the different areas of Crete, hopefully this helps!

Crete Greece - Travel and Tourist Information

Read about the Greek island of Crete, including things to do, where to stay and what are the best beaches of the island of Crete, Greece.
www.greekboston.com www.greekboston.com

Heraklion Greece - Travel and Tourist Information

Read about the city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, Greece including things to do, where to stay and where the best beaches are located.
www.greekboston.com www.greekboston.com

www.we-love-crete.com

We Love Crete. All about the Greek island, beaches, villages, music, history.

We Love Crete is not your average Crete Greece website. We're Anastasi and Apostoli and we are passionate about Crete. Made for independent travellers curious about culture, history, music
www.we-love-crete.com www.we-love-crete.com

Hersonissos Greece - Travel and Tourist Information

Read about the town of Hersonissos on the island of Crete, Greece including things to do, where to stay and where the best beaches are located.
www.greekboston.com www.greekboston.com

www.visitgreece.gr

Crete

Crete is the largest island in Greece, and the fifth largest one in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, you can admire the remnants of brilliant civilizations, explore glorious beaches, impressive mountainscapes, fertile valleys and steep gorges,...
www.visitgreece.gr www.visitgreece.gr

Elounda Greece - Travel and Tourist Information

Read about the town of Elounda on the island of Crete, Greece including things to do, where to stay and where the best beaches are located.
www.greekboston.com www.greekboston.com

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Worldwide Greeks Editor said:
This is a load question LOL!

Here are some resources and links about the different areas of Crete, hopefully this helps!

Crete Greece - Travel and Tourist Information

Read about the Greek island of Crete, including things to do, where to stay and what are the best beaches of the island of Crete, Greece.
www.greekboston.com www.greekboston.com

Heraklion Greece - Travel and Tourist Information

Read about the city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, Greece including things to do, where to stay and where the best beaches are located.
www.greekboston.com www.greekboston.com

www.we-love-crete.com

We Love Crete. All about the Greek island, beaches, villages, music, history.

We Love Crete is not your average Crete Greece website. We're Anastasi and Apostoli and we are passionate about Crete. Made for independent travellers curious about culture, history, music
www.we-love-crete.com www.we-love-crete.com

Hersonissos Greece - Travel and Tourist Information

Read about the town of Hersonissos on the island of Crete, Greece including things to do, where to stay and where the best beaches are located.
www.greekboston.com www.greekboston.com

www.visitgreece.gr

Crete

Crete is the largest island in Greece, and the fifth largest one in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, you can admire the remnants of brilliant civilizations, explore glorious beaches, impressive mountainscapes, fertile valleys and steep gorges,...
www.visitgreece.gr www.visitgreece.gr

Elounda Greece - Travel and Tourist Information

Read about the town of Elounda on the island of Crete, Greece including things to do, where to stay and where the best beaches are located.
www.greekboston.com www.greekboston.com

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Best tapas at Rustic Garden. Visit Symposium for bar/dinner. Both are in Chania Patisqua
 
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Best tapas at Rustic Garden. Visit Symposium for bar/dinner. Both are in Chania Patisqua
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Chania is beautiful! I think its the most "cultured" city
 
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I think for a good first session, Chania is a nice bet. It's a great, cultural city. The food is delicious (as it is all over Crete), there are some great beaches in and around Chania, and this is a good launching point if you want to hike the Samaria Gorge.
 
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