Crete
The Birthplace of European Civilisation
Crete is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean, lying between the southern Aegean Sea and the northern Libyan Sea. It is 257km long and from 12 to 61km wide, crossed by imposing mountain-ranges, strewn with awe-inspiring gorges, featuring thousands of caves and above all blessed with probably the mildest climate in Europe. There are three main mountain ranges crossing the island, the White Mountains in the west, Mountain Ida in the centre and Dikti Mountains in the east. Between these mountains, the land takes different shapes, with a multitude of plains, plateaus, and small valleys.
Crete has an extensive network of good roads and an excellent public transportation network, linking cities to towns and villages, offering visitors the opportunity to explore it from one end to the other. The major towns of Chania, Rethymno, Iraklio and Aghios Nikolaos are on the northern coast, featuring large deluxe hotel complexes, modern luxury hotels, camping sites and a vast selection of seafood restaurants and taverns lining the picturesque bays and long sandy beaches. Crete has two of the most important ports of the East Mediterranean Sea, the port of Heraklion and the port of Chania (Souda).
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