"Discover" the bigest island in Creece and the fifth in the Mediteranean.

With 257 kilometers lenght and 1046 kilometers shores, it's certain that in this sight you will find information about some villages or beaches you 've never been, even if you have visited Crete many times.
It's importand to say that on the 2000 metres hight mountains of Crete, there are dozens villages which are hanging from the steep hill-sides.


In this sight you will find 143 places in Creta with more than 300 photos. You will be able to reach 1500 useful telephones, more than 500 hotels and resorts and also all the information you need about the ways of transportation from Crete and to Crete.

A WHOLE WORLD IN ONE PORTAL

Be able to read the history of Crete from the years of Deus, until the days of Minoas with Knossos and the Minotaur. From the medieval and the years of the enetian domination up to the resistance against the Turkish occupancy and the latest years with the secont worldwar and the "battle of Crete". The statues, are everywhere in the island and there are plenty archeological places, for someone to visit.

At this moment Crete is one of the most popular touristic destinations in Europe with a number of arrivals beyong 3.000.000 people, due to the rare and wild beauty of the terrain, and due to the perfect climatological conditions that lasts most of the year.
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Chania is built on the site of ancient Kidonia. Old City is surrounded by the renowned Venetian walls of the 15th century, which are a representative piece of the Venetian architecture. Old Venetian buildings, beautifully renovated fascinate you with the magic of the era and make you travel back in time. Narrow streets lead you among the Venetian and Turkish buildings, indicating the passage of the conquerors. The old harbour with its long Venetian pier and the lighthouse remind the years that Chania were a big commercial city

The Venetian fortress 'Fortezza' overlooks the old city and the mosques alternate with the Christian churches. The old city is surrounded by a pleasant drive that starts from the old port, goes around Fortezza and leads to the neo-classic building of the Prefecture. The old part of the city of Rethymno, the so-called 'old city', has been built over the ruins of the ancient city Rithymna, from which stems the contemporary name of the city.

According to Stravonas, the new city is on the site of one of the seaports of Knossos called Herakleia. This name was maintained during the Roman and Byzantine Period However, the main history of the city begins in 824 AD after the occupation of Crete by the Arabs. They fortified it by forceful walls and by digging a big moat around them. Due to this moat, which in the Arabic language is called Chaidac, it was renamed by the Arabs this name was kept until the 19th century

The prefecture of Lasithi is located at the eastern part of the island. As far as the origin of its name is concerned, there are several versions, however the most possible are the following: the one that mentions the town of Sitia, as the Venetian conquerors wrote it as La Sitti and it is supported by Paul Favre, and the other version that mentions the ancient Greek word "lasios", which means a verdant place. Agios Nickolaos is its capital with its small harbour constructed round a deep bay.