| About Crete Crete
is situated in the south of Greece. It is
the largest island of the country and covers
12,500 km. It consists of four prefectures:
Chania, Rethymnon, Heraklion and Lasithi.
Crete is a different world compared to other
parts of Greece. Crete is a place with its
own tradition, its own character and its own
dialect.
Local people are very
proud of their Cretan origin. This island
played a very important role throughout Greek
history. It was the first area in Greece which
developed advanced civilisation, the famous
Minoan Civilisation . Even in these days visitors
experience the historical atmosphere of Crete,
as you can find monuments and traces of foreign
civilisations scattered all over the island.
Nowadays, Crete has a
flourishing economy which is based partly
on tourism. It has giant hotel resorts where
you can enjoy splendid facilities. In the
south of the island, you will find hundreds
of exotic beaches, some crowded and some isolated
which can satisfy any taste. Crete is famous
for the fruits and vegetables production.
So by visiting Crete, you have the chance
to taste the world-known Cretan diet based
mostly on pure olive oil!
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