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Crete’s South Coast: Submerged Surprises

2023-02-28 by Marcus Hinfelaar

Kommos Beach

Crete’s south coast is a paradise for beachgoing, watersports, and exploring. Few visitors realize the submarine surprises in store for them.

Tags: Crete earthquakes, Damnoni Beach, Falasarna, fish tanks, Incredible Crete, Kommos Beach, matala, Minoan port, Plakias, South of Crete, sunkin treasure

Archaeologists Make More Stunning Discoveries on Crete

2022-11-14 by Phil Butler

Falasarna Acropolis

Archaeologists working at the site of ancient Falasarna, in the far west of Crete island, unearth scores of new artifacts at the lost city.

Tags: ancient Crete, Ancient Falasarna, Chania archaeology, crete, Crete archaeology, Doric, Doric Language, Elpida Hadjidakis, Ephorate of Chania, Falasarna, Falasarna antiquities, Falasarna finds, Hellenic Greece, King Persius, Phalasarna

Crete Makes 2022 Top 5 Tripadvisor “Best of the Best” List

2022-08-23 by Phil Butler

South Crete

Crete Island is among the top 5 Best Destinations in the world, according to Tripadvisor’s 2022 report.

Tags: Best of the Best, crete, Crete attractions, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete food, Falasarna, Falasarna Beach, Keftiu, Peskesi, Theriso Gorge, TripAdvisor

Crete’s 10-Best Stay Experiences Will Transform You

2022-08-05 by Phil Butler

NUMO Ierapetra

The ten best places to get the Crete experience you are in search of from traditional stays to five-star amazement.

Tags: Abaton Island Resort, Abaton Island Resort & Spa, Amari Valley, Aravanes Traditional Tavern, Axos Village, Chania, Crete 2022, Crete experiences, Crete hotels, Crete resorts, Crete tourism, Crete villas, Ecotourism, Enagron, Evgoro, Falasarna, Fodele, Fodele Beach, Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort, Ierapetra, Mala Villa, Metohi Kindelis, Native Beach Villa

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

Crete’s 2022 Summer: Already Burning With Fun

2022-05-25 by Phil Butler

Road to Sitia

Crete is already buzzing with travelers intent on experiencing a summer to remember. Here are a few of them at “bucket list” Crete places.

Tags: Agia Pelagia, Agia Pelagia Beach, Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, crete, Crete 2022, Crete attractions, Falasarna, Gulf of Mesara, Heraklion, instagram, Itanos, matala, Mesara Gulf, Red Beach, Samaria Gorge

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

Hashtag #Crete: The Best of the Island Via Instagram

2020-12-31 by Phil Butler

Crete serenity

Locals and travelers have the best ideas for capturing the magic of this unique island paradise via Instagram. Here are some from 2020.

Tags: 2020, crete, Crete destinations, Crete grams, Crete Island, Elounda, Falasarna, instagram, Instagram Crete, Katholiko monastery, Maria Sifaki, Mesara, Paxamadia Islets, Psiloritis, villages, Zaros

Fit in Crete Scheduled Excursions August 16th Through 22nd

2020-08-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Kayaking off Falasarna Beach

Fit in Crete has scheduled cool e-bike rides in the mountains, lots of swimming & kayaking, and cave explorations for August 16th-22nd.

Tags: Crete adventures, Crete diving, Crete experiences, Crete shipwrecks, Crete snorkel, Crete tours, Falasarna, Fit in Crete, kayaking Crete, Kissamos

Explore West Crete With Fit in Crete August 8 – 15th

2020-08-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Fit in Crete

Coming up from the great adventurers at Fit in Crete, August 8th through 15th watersports and exploration are in order.

Tags: Chania, Crete adventures, dive Crete, Falasarna, Fit in Crete, kayak Crete, Kissamos, Snorkel Crete, wreck dive, wrecks

Crete Adventures This Week: Snorkel the WWII Shipwreck Off Falasarna

2020-07-10 by Argophilia Travel News

WW II Shipwreck

Coming up tomorrow off Falasarna in the far west of Crete, a special underwater exploration of a World War II sunken vessel.

Tags: Crete dives, Falasarna, Falasarna Beach, Fit in Crete, Kissamos, snorkeling

Crete Beaches Revert to Eden With Tourists Away in May

2020-05-12 by Phil Butler

Crete’s beaches are all but empty now. The pandemic has kept tourists away. Now, wonders of the world revert to Eden-like perfection.

Tags: Agiofárango, Amnissos Beach, Coronavirus, crete, Crete getaways, Crete Island, Crete vacation, Falasarna, Greece travel, Greek beaches, Karteros Beach, Preveli Beach, Seitan Limania, 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

The Winds Off Falasarna

2017-05-13 by Phil Butler

Falasarna kiteboarding

Driving the dizzy roads of Crete is a marvelous adventure all its own. A road trip to the far west of the island a few years back, it’s a recurring daydream for me. Falasarna, one of Europe’s most famous beaches, is a unique and fascinating spectacle tucked away in a primitive countryside. This is the story of “getting there” with wheels supplied by Sixt Rent-A-Car.

Tags: Crete beaches, Elafanisi, Elaphonisi, Falasarna, Metochi Villas, southern Crete, western Crete

TripAdvisor Names Best Europe Beaches

2015-03-03 by Phil Butler

Elafonisi courtesy Oltau

Just in time for Spring, TripAdvisor has named the top 25 beaches in Europe for 2015 in the Traveler’s Choice Awards. With Spring having sprung just in the nick of time, what better information do those with cabin fever over the winter need? Here’s a look at some fantastic beaches to start warming up at […]

Tags: 2015 Vacations, Balearic Islands, crete, Europe Beaches, Falasarna, France Beaches, Isola dei Conigli, Italy beaches, Iztuzu Beach, Lampedusa, Turkey, Woolacombe Bay Hotel

Greece’s 408 Blue Flag Beaches Announced for 2014

2014-06-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Falasarna in West Crete

Some 408 plus beaches and 10 marinas in Greece were named Blue Flag clean wonders by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, beach vacations, Falasarna, Greek beaches, Visit Greece

Majestic Pics of Crete: Summer 2014

2014-05-18 by Phil Butler

West of Crete

We love images, and especially those of places we love to visit most. To share a bit of photographic love of Crete, Greece with you, here’s a selection of images from Flickr users we love. Enjoy the Island famous for Filoxenia.

Tags: Chania, crete, Crete in pictures, Crete pictures, Enrico Donelli, Falasarna, Jay Thomas, Jayfoto, Kissamos, Rethymno, Spyros Papaspyropoulos, Theophilos Papadopoulos

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