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Which two or three locations would you recommend to see during a trip to Crete?My personal favourite is Chania but one of the great joys of Crete is its diversity! To be honest I would suggest limiting how many places you sim to visit on your first trip - distances are short and roads are good but you don’t progress quickly over the mountains. Suggest taking it slowly, soak up the atmosphere, enjoy the great food, lovely people and stunning scenery - it’s all too good to rush
Elafonisi beach is a must see! I went to Chania and Rethymno when I visited, it was just enough to get a full taste of what Crete has to offer.I would stay in or near Chania, hire a car and drive west coast route down to Elafonisi beach, go over the mountains to south coast at Chora Stakia and maybe Paleochora, visit Knossos (busy in peak season), go to Aptera (nearby Chania and fantastic). There are amazing drives through the mountains and some of the best scenery you could hope for
Chania; RethymnonI'm trying to plan my itinerary and I want to hit up as many cities in Crete as possible. What are your favorites?
Those would be my two recommendations for sure. The old harbour in Chania is so prettyChania; Rethymnon
Great question!
In no particular order here are some of the top cities to visit in Crete:
- Chania
- Heraklion
- Rethymmo
- Lassithi
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Those would be my two recommendations for sure. The old harbour in Chania is so pretty
Woooah these caves in Matala look unreal, I've never heard of it before thanks for the tip. I'll definitely be headed thereMATALA! Though hardly a city it's where I fell in love with Greece. Featured in a mid-sixties Life magazine article it embodied the history and simple life and food that I came to love.