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Crete
Crete (Greek: Kriti, occasionally spelled "Krete" in English) is the largest of the Greek islands and is located between the Sea of Crete and the Lybian Sea, south of the Peloponnese. Crete is approximately 260 km long and 60 km wide. Crete consists of four prefectures: Chania, Rethimno, Heraklion and Lasithi.
Tourism is the basis of the Cretan economy. The island is very green despite only having around 60 days of rain per year. There are many contrasts in this region, you can go from incredible beaches to impressive mountains, from big (and chaotic) cities to really small picturesque villages, from very dry, almost desert areas to very green zones like the springs in the centre.
Crete's principal cities are:
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Heraklion (Iraklion or Candia) (275,000 inhabitants) - the largest city and capital of the island and Iraklio prefecture
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Chania (Haniá) (139,000 inhabitants) - the capital of Chania prefecture
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Rethimno (69,290 inhabitants) - the capital of Rethymno prefecture
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Agios Nikolaos (19,000 inhabitants) - the capital of Lasithi prefecture
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Ierapetra (21,025 inhabitants) - the southernmost city of Europe
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Sitia (9,075 inhabitants)
Other destinations:
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Samaria gorge
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The Minoan archaeological sites of Knossos, Phaistos, Gournia and Mallia.
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The Roman archaeological site of Gortys
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Byzantine churches
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Monasteries (Arkadi, Triada, Preveli) with interesting histories
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Lasithi Plateau
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