Crete may be the biggest (and the most visited) Greek island but there are over 200 other inhabited Greek islands many of which also have interesting things to see. Many can be easily reached by ferry or short flight and can be visited either on their own or for a short period as part of a “holiday on holiday” or as part of a tour of multiple islands. This is the first in a series of mini-guides to some other the other islands
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Balos Lagoon
Balos Lagoon is one of the most famed beaches on Crete with it’s west coast location offering great sunsets. It is located off the peninsula at the north west of the Island a little over an hour from Chania near the Gramvousa islands which often feature on boat trips to Balos.
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Boat trips & surrounding islets
Crete has nearly 100 smaller islands surrounding it and many of these can be visited with regular boat trips or with a private hire. Some of the islands are protected national parks (called Kri-kri) though and can’t or shouldn’t be visited. Many of the lesser known islets are also hard to identify with even google maps not showing names. Whilst we may have some separate pages for the most popular islands to visit, here we summarise details for all the islands for those people who like to explore a bit further from the beaten track
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