Craig Rowe is helping keen dancers Jane and James search for their dream holiday home in Eastern Crete, for their maximum budget of £130,000. He lines up 5 great options but will any impress enough for them to make an offer?
About the area
Crete island is the largest of all Greek islands and the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. With a rich historical and cultural background, Crete is a wonderful place with distinctive differences from the rest of the country in terms of customs, daily life, and nature.
Crete is among the most popular holiday destinations in Greece. It has four prefectures: Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, Lassithi, although most tourists distinguish the island in western and eastern Crete. The most tourist-organized places in Crete are found close to Chania Town, Heraklion Town, and Elounda and offer many hotels and accommodation. However, a drive around the island will bring you to wonderful little places and villages, amazing nature and virgin beaches. A great way to visit Crete is with an island hopping tour combining Santorini.
The island has three significant airports, Nikos Kazantzakis at Heraklion, the Daskalogiannis airport at Chania and the smaller Sitia airport. The first two serve international routes, acting as the main gateways to the island for travellers. Work has begun plan to replace Heraklion airport with a new airport at Kasteli, due to open by 2027.
