I am in a hill-top kafenion bar in north-eastern Crete. The heat is dry, and the light on the stones is the colour of straw. Cicadas are clicking their back legs together like knitting needles. Geckos ...

Nestled about an hour east of Crete's Heraklion airport lies the sleepy town of Elounda. More of a coastal village, really, it's stretched out around a quiet, sweeping bay, protected from the wind and ...

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Keep it to yourself, but in a corner of the Greek island of Crete lies a former fishing town called Elounda. With the Aegean sea sparkling at its shores and a backdrop of arid mountain crags, picked ...

Delicious dining, relaxing treatments, direct access to the beach and breathtaking views await at this lush waterfront sanctuary With shimmering Pantone-blue waters, tumbles of whitewashed cottages ...

The best hotels in Crete offer a luxurious base from which to enjoy everything the largest island in Greece has to offer – from glorious stretches of beach to ancient ruins waiting to be explored.

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