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EUROPE · SIESTA · THE BIG ISLAND
Greece's biggest island is its own world: pink beaches, gorge hikes, Minoan ruins and mountain tavernas.
The plan
Balos lagoon
The white-and-turquoise postcard — boat from Kissamos or the bumpy drive plus hike.
Elafonisi's pink sand
Wade between islets over rose-tinted sand. Early or late, never noon in August.
Samaria Gorge
Sixteen kilometers from the mountains to the Libyan Sea — Europe's classic gorge day.
Chania old harbor
Venetian lighthouse, waterfront tavernas, evening volta.
Knossos + the museum
The Minoan palace, then its treasures in Heraklion. Europe's oldest city story.
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