Day 1: After your direct flight from the UK, meet your Tour Manager and transfer to the 4* Theartemis Palace Hotel, Rethymno for 7 nights' Dinner, Bed and Breakfast. This stylish, comfortable hotel, a firm favourite with Living Crete guests for many years, is near a sandy beach and the Old Town.
Day 2: A leisurely start, exploring the heart of the nearby Cretan countryside: beautiful scenery and sleepy villages: easy walking around Rethymno's Venetian harbour and intriguing Old Town.
Day 3: Chania: a market fragrant with fresh herbs and spices: a golden harbour: excellent Maritime and Archaeological Museums: the gracious buildings and tree-lined squares of the Splantzia quarter. The Akrotiri Peninsula: fabulous views, monasteries set amidst vineyards, and the beach where Zorba danced
Day 4: KNOSSOS AND HERAKLION. Option to step back 4000 years at the Minoan Palace of Knossos, alive with mysteries. Delve into this amazing civilisation in Heraklion's fabulous Archaeological Museum, home to the world's leading Minoan collection: intricate gold jewellery: everyday objects that just happen to be thousands of years old.
Day 5: Day at leisure to enjoy your surroundings.
Day 6: East to Spinalonga, immortalised by Victoria Hislop in her first novel. An optional boat ride and walk on this tiny islet brings its history vividly to life. Relax by Lake Voulismeni in the pretty seaside town of Aghios Nikolaos; unwind even more in Elounda, the setting for "Who Pays the Ferryman?"
Day 7: Jewels of the South: Some of the loveliest coastal and mountain scenery of Crete: the clear, cool fountains of Spili: serene, historic Preveli Monastery: the idyllic beach of Plakias.
Day 8: Transfer to Heraklion Airport for your homeward flight.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Direct flights from your preferred UK airport - CALL US NOW on 0800 011 3927 or 07974 022640 to discuss which flights are the best for you.
Transfers and excursions as described.
All taxes and duties except Climate Resilience Tax, 10 euros per room per night, payable to the hotel.
7 Nights' Dinner, Bed and Breakfast, 4* Theartemis Palace Hotel, Rethymno.
Accompanied throughout on Crete by your experienced Living Crete Tour Manager, on hand at all times to help with the smooth running of your holiday.
AVAILABLE DATES:
2026- 2027: April to October; CALL US NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.