Crete has a lot of gorgeous gorges, but Samaria Gorge is the most popular one to hike. Hiking Samaria Gorge is a great alternative to a beach day. The start of the hike offers vistas of surrounding mountains and is very steep. It is beautifully scenic, but that also makes it a common tourist attraction (even in the shoulder seasons). […]
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How to get to Iguana Beach on Foot
After a really good night’s sleep in Chania, we woke up fairly early planning to go to a beach for a swim. There is one small beach behind the walls of the Venetian Harbour (at the Guardhouse), but it doesn’t look like a very good swimming beach. It is a very rocky and full of pebbles beach. […]