If you’re planning your first trip to Crete and trying to decide whether a private Crete sailboat tour is actually worth it over a crowded catamaran, I’m about to make that decision very easy for you. We take a boat tour on every Greek island we visit. It’s basically a travel law in our house…
My son has strong opinions about very few things. Episkopi Beach is one of them. We visited over 10 beaches across Crete on that trip, and Episkopi was 1 of only 2 (the other is Falasarna) he insisted we return to. On day 1 he was already begging to come back the next morning. Coming…
Driving in Crete is 100% worth it. But if you’ve never done it before, the idea of mountain switchbacks, aggressive locals, and roads that weren’t designed for two cars can feel pretty intimidating. I get it. We spent two weeks behind the wheel of a little silver Renault Clio, covering the Chania and Rethymno regions,…
Sfakia is the part of Crete that most people never make it to. That is genuinely their loss. If you’re looking for the quieter, wilder side of Crete, it’s probably in Sfakia. I drove down from Chania during a 2 week Crete road trip and spent several days exploring the south coast, wandering through Chora…
The beaches in Chania are some of the most beautiful in all of Greece, and I say that as someone who has spent a lot of time on Greek beaches across a lot of trips. The problem is that when you start researching them, you quickly end up with 47 browser tabs open and absolutely…