

Crete's Southwest Beaches Best for sand, sea and sun


Follow the breakwater walk out from shore for stunning views of all the magnificence. While you stroll, snack on boureki, a rich layered cheese pie, and marvel at the myriad ways Cretans use locally produced olive oil, which is some of the best in the Mediterranean.īefore and after a meal, stroll down to the Venetian Harbour, which is studded with pastel-colored buildings and fortifications built across the centuries. Some of the finest food in all of Greece can be found in Crete, thanks to its bountiful produce and ingenious cooks, and Hania is the island's culinary capital. Crete's second-largest city has oodles of excellent places to eat, lining the labyrinth of ancient stone lanes that make up its 17th-century Venetian quarter.
