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Crete · Where to stay

PICK YOUR BASE
Where to sleep in Crete — the neighborhoods and the picks, siesta side to fiesta side.
Balos lagoon in Crete
Chania Old Town — the Venetian harbor
Lighthouse views and lantern lanes — Crete's prettiest base.
📍 Map · €€
Heraklion — the working capital
Knossos next door, the archaeology museum, honest city energy.
📍 Map · €€
Rethymno — between the two
A smaller Venetian-Ottoman old town with a long town beach.
📍 Map · €€
Elafonisi & the south — wild side
Pink sand and libertarian goats — stay remote, drive everywhere.
📍 Map · €€