Crete
Sam travels to Crete, an island that sits at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, and is the mythological birthplace of the god Zeus. Crete is also home to the first European civilization.
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Tamam Restaurant
The menu here includes locally grown greens, fried croquettes, tomatoes, peanuts, fava beans, zucchini and a Greek bread salad made with crispy bread, fresh tomatoes and Anthotyro cheese.
Activity
Agreco Farm
Agreco Farm re-creates a traditional 17th-century Cretan farm and mini-village.
Adelianos Kampos, Adele Village, GR 74 100 Rethymno, Crete, Greece
Activity
Heraklion Archaeological Museum/Palace of Knossos
This museum houses the most important finds from the ancient Minoans, and the palace is one of Greece's most visited sites.
Activity
Koum Kapi Bay
This area is where the young, the cool and everyone else eat, drink iced coffee, and play backgammon all day and all night.
Chania, Crete, Greece
Accommodation
Halepa Hotel
The Halepa Hotel is just a short walk from the bay. It's a charming, family-owned business housed in what used to be the British Embassy.
Elef. Venizelou St. 164, 73133 Chania, Crete, Greece
Accommodation
Lato Hotel
The Lato Hotel is one of the highest-rated hotels in Heraklion, because it has a more modern, updated feel than other hotels in the city.
15 Epimenidou St., Heraklion, Crete, 712 02 Greece
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