West Crete 

Crete is the largest island in Greece. The island offers amazing variety, combining snow-capped mountains, rolling hills covered with olive trees and over 1000 km of varied coastline. Crete has far more endemic plants than any other island in Europe.

Crete is also a mix of large tourist resorts, small fishing villages, remote settlements and cities such as Chania and Heraklion which have been inhabited for almost 8000 years. Whether you come to Crete for the sea and the sun, the culture and traditions, the peaceful seaside villages of South Crete or the dramatic landscapes, there is something for everyone.

The emphasis of this web site is on the western part of Crete and it looks more closely at holiday areas and activities that are somewhat away from mass-tourism.

You will find a lot of information to help you make a decision as to where you could take a holiday in Crete by following some of the links below.

Start with All the seaside resorts of West Crete to see what your choices are. You could also check out the Best nature spots for ideas about excursions. If beaches are important to you, see All the beaches of West Crete. You will also find details about the regions of West Crete in the menu Regions.

Take a look at the Accommodation menu heading for general information. If you are searching for accommodation try hotels-crete.com.

If you are looking for a holiday villa Cretico  have over 400 villas with pool to choose from throughout the island.

How to find the best car rental deals and what to watch for when searching for a deal

You can find a lot of information about walking in Crete in the menu heading Walks as well as some Walks descriptions

This is mainly contained in the menu heading General info

A few pages of sound advice under the heading Property

Searching for something specific? Enter it in the search box at the top right of each page. It\'s powered by Google and if what you are searching for is in the site, it will find it.

If you want to see photos of Crete to get an idea of where you might be going to, there are over 4000 photos on the site. Check the menu heading Photos

The section on books has been enlarged and improved to make it easier to buy the best books about Crete.

Flowers of Crete: now 115 species described with 100s of photos of Cretan flowers