“Crete is known as the Zeus of the Greek archipelago ... and unpolished beauty that makes Lasithi stand out.” What to do: Agios Nikolaos and Elounda are two small coastal towns that ...

The best time to visit Crete is from mid-May to June or from September ... But as temperatures rise, so do hotel prices, not to mention wait times at popular attractions and restaurants.

In fact, food on Crete often doesn't even resemble food on mainland Greece. Feta, a Greek staple cheese, isn't produced or popular on Crete. Instead, look for graviera, a hard cheese (similar to ...

The first thing you should know before visiting Crete is that it’s huge – almost 3,000 square miles. It’s the largest Greek ...

Greece’s largest island, Crete is the do-it-all destination of the Aegean. You come for the obvious: beaches, and the resorts that sit on them. But much more than that, Crete ticks many other ...