Greece’s largest island, where me and my fiancé and most frequent travel companion, Danny, found some of the most beautiful beaches, met the friendliest and proudest people and indulged in the most incredible food.

After a 5 island tour of Greece, Crete is easily labeled as my favorite, and it’s why I’m blogging about it first.

The easiest way to get to Crete is flying there from Athens. We flew into Chania from Athens in a little less than an hour. (A ferry from Athens would have taken about 7 hours!) Chania is the second largest city in Crete and ended up being the perfect hub for us to see as much as we could of such a large island, in only 4 days.

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