Heraklion Airport N. Kazantzakis 59 min
Cretan Olive Oil Farm (12 min)
Olive farm with tours of the oil production, plus cheese-making, pottery & Cretan cooking lessons. Voulisma beach (25 min)
Popular white sanded beach with turquoise water includes swimming, umbrella rentals & boating. Kalydon (10 min) Panagia Kera (24 min)
Medieval-era Byzantine church popular for its preserved frescoes depicting biblical events. Almyros beach (18 min)
Family-friendly beach bordered by the Almiros River with water sports, sunbed rentals & snack bars. Nisida Spinalonga (6 min)
Rocky islet, a leper colony until 1957, with ruins of a 16th-century Venetian fortress & a cafe. Mochlos (54 min)
Tiny island within the Gulf of Mirabello with rugged beaches, coastal views & Minoan ruins. Spinalonga Peninsula (10 min) Spinalonga (6 min)
Tiny, uninhabited island with a 16th-century Venetian fortress & the ruins of a former leper colony. AMAZONAS PARK (30 min)
Zoo and parrots Mirabello Bay (38 min)
Massive scenic bay, the largest of the Greek islands, that was important in prehistoric Crete. Elounda Beach (1 min) Lake Voulismeni (18 min)
Picturesque lake & tourist destination where, according to legend, goddess Athena bathed. Olous (6 min)
Ancient history, snorkeling, ruins, and history Gournia Minoan Town (31 min)
Archeological site excavated in the early 20th century featuring Minoan houses, roads & a cemetery. | 
