Crete

No advice other than the fact that's it's one of my favourite places in the world! I don't know the SE coast at all. We did go to a wonderful monastery near to Rethymmon [sp]; can't remember it's name. What I loved about places like that is that they're Venetian. After our first holiday there we tended to stay at Chania, and I used to walk each afternoon through the orange groves up a to small church that was always locked. I determined to return there one day and go inside that church.

The island of Spinalonga off Elounda is worth a visit. The last leper colony in Europe and the subject of Victoria Hislop's The Island. Very moving.

Chelseababy
Have to agree about Spinalonga, also the book. One of the saddest I've ever read. I love all her books but that's the best.

I love Crete. Chania and Rethymnon are both lovely, well worth seeing. In the south, I think you mean Iarapetra? (pronounced Ee-a-rap-et-ra). From there you can take a boat to the gorgeous Chrissi Island as a day trip Lucky you!

I love Crete to. Chania is lovely, also stayed in Agios Nikolaos, where we did the trip to Spinalonga.

I love Crete to. Chania is lovely, also stayed in Agios Nikolaos, where we did the trip to Spinalonga.

Thanks all - in the South we will be a bit further East than Iarapetra. Really looking forward to this. Having second knee replacement early March - so it will really help to know I've got to work hard to get better before our trip.

Will definitely go to Spinalonga as I just loved the book - just about to start reading 'Cartes Postales' from greece by Victoria Hislop.

Loutsounari - wish I could remember the name, have to look it up every time!