A Matala tour heads to the south coast of Crete, where a village and beach on the Libyan Sea sit below a cliff full of caves that served as tombs in antiquity. This post covers what a Matala tour includes, the caves, the hippie years, the beach, the ancient sites nearby, the history, a monastery … Read more
An Elafonisi day trip crosses western Crete to Elafonisi, a small islet off the south-west coast with a shallow lagoon and a beach of pale pink sand. This post covers what an Elafonisi day trip includes, the pink sand, the protected nature, the history, the Chrysoskalitissa Monastery, the villages and gorges on the road and … Read more
A Lasithi Plateau tour drives up into the Dikti mountains of eastern Crete to a high, flat plain of fields, villages and windmills, and visits the cave where myth places the birth of Zeus. This post covers what a Lasithi Plateau tour includes, the Cave of Zeus, the windmills, the villages, the history, the crops … Read more