Trip Planner
Our personal recommendations — pick what suits you and explore.
Full-day routes through each county, built entirely from our favourite spots — pick one to get started.
Heraklion: City & Culture
Knossos, the city's best tables, and a sunset swim — all without leaving Heraklion.
Heraklion: South Coast & Villages
Ancient Gortyna, a family winery, and the hippie beaches of the south coast.
Chania: Old Town & Coast
Old-town brunch, a botanical garden, and a cliffside cove before wine at sunset.
Chania: West Coast Beaches
A beach-hopping day along the far west coast — Balos, Falasarna and pink-sand Elafonissi.
Rethymno: Fortress & Preveli
A Venetian fortress, a historic monastery, and the palm-lined beach where the river meets the sea.
Rethymno: Anogia Mountain Village
Up into the mountains for a traditional village, a music legend's house, and honest Cretan cooking.
Lasithi: Agios Nikolaos & Spinalonga
Agios Nikolaos and Spinalonga island by boat, then up onto the Lasithi Plateau for Zeus's birthplace and dinner.
Lasithi: Sitia & Vai
Out to the far east — a fortified monastery, Europe's only palm forest, and a gorge that ends at the sea.