Chania is the second largest town in Crete (50,000 inhabitants) and unquestionably the one which has preserved more of its old character than any other.
Rethymnon is the sea front Mediterranean town with its Renaissance architecture, Venetian fortress, museums and beaches on the north coast of Crete between Hania and Heraklion.
Perhaps the most representative sample of wild Crete is the desert settlement of Aradena on the cliff’s edge above the homonymous gorge on the south coast of Crete, a few kilometers from Sfakia.
Beautiful golden beaches on the coasts of Chrissi Island, nine miles off Ierapetra on the south east Crete, can be reached daily during summer months by boat.