Chania

the most poetic city of Crete

Crete is the biggest, the most southerly, most mountainous and rugged of all the Greek Islands, and home to a proud, independent and truly hospitable people.

The Cretans have always taken refuge in their wild and beautiful mountain regions. In spring, the peaks are snow-capped even when the lowlands are carpeted with tiny multi-coloured wild flowers, whilst in high summer, birds of prey hover the thermal updrafts above the baked brown rocks.

Tourism is centred around numerous beach resorts, mostly along the north coastline, linked by a fast highway. Here you will find all the essentials for a great holiday, with a choice of lively resorts in the east, and more originally Greek flavour in the west around Chania.

The south coast offers less developed resorts, like sleepy Paleochora with its magnificent beach and mountainous backdrop, and friendly, easy-going Makriyalos, again with a superb beach.