Villas inCrete

Greece's largest island, big enough to feel like its own country: Venetian harbours at Chania and Rethymno, the Samaria gorge cutting down to the Libyan Sea, and the Minoan palace at Knossos. Mountains run its length, so the south coast stays wild and remote.

In Greece

7 regions

Villas

12

Fly into

Heraklion or Chania, a median 21 km away

Swimming season

June to October, peaking at 26°C in August

Sleeps

4 to 14