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Destination Platanias – Adventure Central on Crete’s North Shore

2022-08-28 by Phil Butler

Platanias, Crete

Trip suggestions for people headed to Chania. Stay in Platanias at the best digs near quaint shops, best restaurants, and great attractions.

Tags: Agioi Theodoroi, Alexandra Manousakis, Balos Lagoon, boat trips, Chania, Chania town, Christos Pontikakis, Falasarna Beach, Kissamos, Maousakis Winery, Old Chania, Olive Tree Restaurant, Platanias, Platanias attractions, Rock Houses Luxurious Traditional Cretan Villas, Seaking Adventures, Theodorou Island, Vasiliki Apartments

Five Crete Island Beaches to Live For

2022-07-14 by Phil Butler

Asteroúsia Óri

Here are five Crete beaches very few off-islanders even know about. These amazing places are simply what we live for.

Tags: Achlia Beach, Balos Lagoon, Chiona Beach, Crete 2022, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Crete vacation, Elafonisi, Falasarna, Gialiskari Beach, Gianiskari Beach, Glyka Nera Beach, Incredible Crete, matala, Sitia Global Geopark, Vai

A New Look At the Shimmering Mirage of Crete Island

2021-10-14 by Phil Butler

Michalis Koulieris' Balos

Crete is everlasting, unmovable, etched in time like the stars. And Crete is a misty mirage, dynamic as the seas that surround her.

Tags: Airstream, Akrotiri Peninsula, Balos Lagoon, Chania, Crete adventures, Crete places, E4 Crete, Elafonissi Beach, Falasarna, Kedrodasos Beach, Lavadia Village, Michalis Koulieris, remote Crete, Stavros Beach, Zorba, Zorba the Greek

Farewell Lovefoodish: Crete Will Miss Your Bright Smile Til Next Time

2021-10-09 by Phil Butler

Marina Lovefoodish

Our sweet friend Marina (Lovefoodish) has left Incredible Crete for her home in Switzerland. Farewell dear friend.

Tags: Achlada - Mourtzanakis Residence, Agios Nikolaos, Alexandra Manousaki, Anna Karfaki, Balos Lagoon, crete, Crete food, Crete foodie, Crumb Healthy Living, Elafonisi Beach, Gavalas Crete Wines, Gavalas wines, Giannis Stilianou, Heraklion restaurants, Koutsounari Traditional Cottages, Mourtzanakis Residence, Oia, Oia hotels, Peskesi Restaurant, Rebecca Sevaki, Santorini, Spinalounga Island, Taverna Mitato, think tank, Winery Stilianou

Balos Lagoon: A Guide to Crete’s Most Photographed Beach

2021-06-23 by Phil Butler

Balos Lagoon

Balos Lagoon is the most recognizable and photographed in Crete, if not Greece overall. Here’s a little more info on this natural wonder.

Tags: Balos Beach, Balos Lagoon, Cape Gramvousa, Cape Tigani, crete, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete gems, Gramvousa, Greek beaches, Kaliviani, Kissamos, Lady Diana, Lady Dianna, Platyskinos, Prince Charles, Princess Diana

A Crete 2021 Tourism Season Instagram Reconnaissance [May 30]

2021-05-30 by Phil Butler

Crete shores

The 2021 tourism season on Crete has opened but so far there don’t seem to be too many tourists on the island. Here’s the Instagram intel.

Tags: Apollonia Beach Resort, Balos Beach, Balos Lagoon, crete, Crete 2021, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete places, Crete tourism, h20 Watersports, Knossos, Knossos Palace, matala, Red Beach, Star Beach, Star Beach Hersonissos, Vai Beach

7 Instagram Shares To Make You Fly to Crete in 2021

2021-04-29 by Phil Butler

Crete shores

Seven reasons you simply must fly to Crete in 2021. Stunning beaches, amazing valleys, Garden of Eden gorges, and unequalled variety await.

Tags: Amari Valley, Aravanes, Aravanes Traditional Tavern, Balos Lagoon, El Greco, Fodele, Fodele Beach Resort, Kato Zakros, Kissamos, Milatos Crete, Paragliding Crete Power FLY, Santorinios Gorge, Sougia, Zakros Palace

Look Here – Then Fly to Crete – Maybe for Forever

2021-02-05 by Phil Butler

Crete is one of those places most travelers never want to leave once they visit. Here’s some reasons why.

Tags: Amari Valley, Anna Bastakis, Aravanes, Aravanes Traditional Tavern, Balos Lagoon, Charlotte Sancho, Explore Crete, Holiways, Kissamos, Manos Papadomanolakis, Minoan Theater, Perfect Chania, Platanias, Vasiliki Apartments

Some More of Crete’s Best Kept Secrets Via Instagram

2020-11-14 by Phil Butler

Kolokytha Beach

A glimpse via Instagram, of places you probably never realized existed here on Greece’s biggest island. Crete is simply incredible.

Tags: Agriomandra Beach, Agriomandra Gorge, Amnissos, Askifou Plateau, Balos Lagoon, Crete Island, Crete olive harvest, Crete olives, Itanos, Karteros Beach, Maria Sifaki, Mt. Pachnes, Pachnes

Tripadvisor Rates 3 Greek Beaches in Top 10 of Europe

2020-07-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Kedrodasos Beach

Three Greek beaches make Tripadvisor’s top 10 Europe beaches. Germany’s Bild Newspaper says their all destinctively Greek-like.

Tags: Balos Beach, Balos Lagoon, crete, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Elafonissi Beach, Europe Beaches, Greece beaches, Kleftiko Beach, Milos, Milos Island

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism and Google Launch #greecefromhome

2020-04-05 by Phil Butler

Balos Lagoon

The Greek Tourism Ministry, in cooperation with Google, has launched the greecefromhome.com (#greecefromhome) site.

Tags: #greecefromhome, Aegean travel, Balos Lagoon, coronavirus outbreak, crete, distance travel, experiences, GNTO, Google, Greece adventure, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Greek tourism, Knossos, Limnos, Minoan Theater, Mykonos, sail Greece, stay at home travel, travel 2020

November on Crete: The Month in Stunning Instagram Shares

2019-11-24 by Phil Butler

Agia Pelagia

November on Crete is amazing. Tourists all gone, the island reverts to its natural self. These Instagram show.

Tags: Aposelemis Dam, Balos, Balos Lagoon, Kommos Beach, Timpaki

The Best of August: Crete Instagram Love From Paradise

2019-08-27 by Phil Butler

Agia Pelagia

Time for some of the best shares from Crete in August via Instagram. As the summer winds down, Crete experiences to remember get share time.

Tags: Agios Isidoros Beach, Balos Lagoon, Cretan food, Cretan Summer, crete, Crete attractions, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete resorts, Crete secrets, Daebelos Estate, Fodele, Fodele Beach Resort, Greece attractions, Greece beaches, Phaistos Palace, Seitan Limania, Sougia, Thalori Retreat, Triopetra Beach, Vai Beach

The Magic Secret Beach You Sought: It’s Here on Incredible Crete

2019-08-09 by Phil Butler

Crete has over 1,000 kilometers (650 miles) of coastline and hundreds of epic beaches. There’s a private one waiting for you.

Tags: Amoudara Beach, Balos Lagoon, beach getaways, Chania, Chrissi Island, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Elafonisi Beach, Falasarna, Greece holidays, Hersonissos, Kapsodasos, Loutro, Malia, Marathi Beach, Summer 2019, Xerokampos Beach

Kissamos: Another Cretan Destination You Don’t Want to Miss

2018-09-25 by Phil Butler

Aphrodite Beach Hotel

One of Crete Island’s most underrated coastal towns, Kissamos (Kastelli) is a seaside village on Kissamos Bay known for its wine and olive oil, and as a departure point for famous Balos Lagoon.

Tags: Aptera, Balos Beach, Balos Lagoon, Cape Rodopos, Chania beaches, Chania Prefecture, Cisamon, crete, Crete beaches, ISKA, Kastelli, Kissamos, Kissamos News, Livadia Beach, Mavros Molos Beach, Polyrrhenia

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