Zeus was born in a cave on the Crete, the Dikteon Cave on the Lasithi Plateau, the 1,025 metres, the stalactites, the stalagmites, and the most important mythological site in the Greece, and the Crete is the island of the love that began the Greek mythology: the Europa, the Phoenician princess, the Zeus in the form of the white bull, the seduction, the journey across the sea, and the birth of the Minos, the king of the Crete, the builder of the palace of the Knossos, and the father of the Minotaur. The Crete is the largest and the most varied island in the Greece, the mountains (the White Mountains, the Lefka Ori, the 2,453 metres, the gorges, the Samaria Gorge, the 16 km, the best walk in the Greece, and the beaches, the Elafonisi, the pink sand, the turquoise water, and the most beautiful beach on the Crete), and the Crete is the essential Greek island for the romance that is the combination of the adventure, the beauty, and the myth. Here are the romantic things to do.

Romantic Things to Do in Crete

• The sunset at the Chania, the essential: The Chania is the most beautiful city on the Crete: the Venetian harbour (the 14th century, the lighthouse, the most beautiful lighthouse in the Greece, the restaurants, the cafés, and the best sunset in the Crete), the old town (the narrow streets, the bougainvillea, the leather shops, and the best evening walk in the Greece), and the essential romantic dinner: the Semiramis (the restaurant on the harbour, the rooftop, the view of the lighthouse, the fresh fish, the Cretan wine, and the best romantic meal in the Chania. ~€35 for the 2 courses). The essential time: the 7pm, the table at the edge of the rooftop, the sunset at the 8pm, and the dinner that lasts the 3 hours. The essential walk: the Venetian harbour at the 10pm, the quiet, the lights, the water, and the most romantic walk on the Crete. More Greece →
• The Elafonisi and the Balos, the pink sand and the lagoon: The Elafonisi: the pink-sand beach on the south-western tip of the Crete, the shallow lagoon, the warm water, and the most beautiful beach on the island. The sand is pink from the crushed shells (the foraminifera, the microscopic shells, the crushed by the waves, the pink blush on the white sand), and the beach, the shallow water, the island that is the walkable across the sandbar, the deckchairs, is the essential romantic day on the Crete. The essential strategy: the June or the September (the July and the August, the crowds, the parking that is the full by the 9am, and the beach that is the packed. The shoulder season is the quieter and the more beautiful). The Balos Lagoon: the Gramvousa Peninsula, the road, the dirt, the 8 km from the Kalyviani, the 4×4 is the recommended but the car is the possible, and the lagoon: the white sand, the turquoise water, the island of the Imeri Gramvousa (the Venetian castle, the climb, and the best view of the lagoon). The essential romantic experience: the boat trip from the Kissamos, the 1 hour, the ~€25, the lagoons, the swimming, and the best day out on the Crete. The boat trip from the Kissamos is the essential for the couple who wants the Balos without the dirt-road stress
• The Knossos and the wine country, the myth and the flavour: The Knossos: the palace of the Minos, the 1900 BC, the Sir Arthur Evans reconstruction (the controversial, the concrete, the imagination, and the “restoration” that is the 20th-century interpretation, not the Bronze Age reality), and the essential Minoan experience on the Crete. ~€15, and the essential strategy: the early morning (the first entry, the 8am, and the palace before the coaches from the Heraklion). The Cretan wine: the oldest wine-producing region in Europe (the 4,000 years, the Minoans, the first European wine culture), and the essential wineries: the Lyrarakis (the Alagni, the family winery, the indigenous varieties, the Dafni, the Plyto, the Vilana, and the best wine tasting on the Crete. ~€10 for the 5 wines), the Manousakis (the Nostros, the organic, the Rhône varieties in the Crete, and the best rosé on the island). The essential romantic experience: the wine tasting at the sunset, the terrace, the view of the White Mountains, and the best hour of the trip