Crete: The Island of many small paradises in the summer shows visitors two contrasting faces, just like the ancient Roman god Janus. On the north coast, four large cities, hotels of unbelievable luxury and swarms of happy tourists bear witness to a thriving tourist industry. Here is the glow of the most famous part of Crete. Just a few kilometres away lies the other part of Crete, the still unexplored part of the island in the southwest.

Numerous hidden beaches, warm embraces of palm and banana trees, rivers that spring from gorges of unprecedented beauty flowing into idyllic bays and nearby villages that seem forgotten by time and man, unknown monasteries and undiscovered vestiges of ancient civilisations make up the scenery of this land. In the summer breeze, the traditional villages, the forgotten plateaus, the warm, lee and dreamy beaches bring paradise a little closer. Combining two in one, Crete is always a mythical island, a soft kiss on the forehead of Greek summer..

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