Attrcations Crete - Palace of Knossos
No one is sure exactly who lived here, but near the capital, Iraklio, the Palace of Knossos is a part-reconstructed palatial example of what would have been home to someone rather important the better part of 4000 years ago. A sort-of Minoan Beckingham Palace then.
Crete Attractions - Samaria Gorge
There’s 11 miles of this gorge, so it’s not to be tackled lightly. Samaria Gorge to Agia Roumeli is the full route. At one part the gorge is only 11.5 feet wide, so somewhat imposing and impressive. Loads of wildlife, but nothing that’s particularly inclined to eat you, which is nice. The gorge is open from 6am to 3pm, from May to mid-October, depending on the amount of water in the gorge. Be careful out there.
Attractions in Crete - Iraklio
Crete's largest city Iraklio, or Heraklion as it’s also known, is near to the airport you’re more than likely to land at (there are a few other airports on Crete you might arrive at should you be on an internal flight from Greece). It has a grand archaeological museum with Minoan Bull heads and other stuff of legends. It’s only about six miles from the Palace of Knossos, and worth a visit for the archaeological museum alone.