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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Europe > Greece > Crete Kriti
Crete. The largest Greek island, and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean. The largest city is Heraklion Pop. 275,000. Places to see in Crete include the archeological sites at Knossos, Phaistos, Gortys the Venetian castle in Rethymno and the spectacular Samaria Gorge.
Crete Hotels Reservation including Heraklion Iraklion Chania Hania Sitia Rethymno and Samaria Gorge Hotels.
Heraklion International Airport, or Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport (IATA: HER, ICAO: LGIR) is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece. It is located about 5km from the main city of Heraklion. The airport is named after Heraklion native Nikos Kazantzakis, a Greek writer and philosopher.
CRETA SOLARIS is Crete 's most up to date de luxe apartment hotel, ideal place for family holidays offering apartments of three different types. The apartments are designed and furnished in the traditional island style modified to afford every comfort all with A/C and Internet access.
Crete is the largest of the Greek islands at 3220 sq. miles and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. Crete is a popular tourist destination; its attractions include the Minoan sites of Knossos and Phaistos, the classical site of Gortys, the Venetian castle in Rethymno, and the Samaria Gorge, as well as many other natural sites, monuments, and beaches. Crete was the center of the Minoan civilization (ca. 2600–1400 BCE), the oldest civilization in Europe.
We have the best Crete villas on the legendary Greek island. From Chania to Agios Nikolaos, you can easily explore the beautiful Cretan countryside, often in bloom with orchids and other wildflowers, and where eagles are sometimes sighted overhead.
Crete hotel and accommodation listings. Information on rates, reservations and hotel facilities. Car and bike hire in Crete. Crete overview and attractions.
Crete's best beaches, tours, hotels, restaurants, hiking paths, music, recipes, photos, pictures and personal pages in this guide about the real Crete.
