Bursting with personal knowledge and practical information from the prolific authors Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls, plus fully updated by a writer with intimate local knowledge Full information on Crete s ancient sites, and a guide to the best beaches Complete with 21 easy-to-use maps and site plans, 320 hand-picked places to stay, and over 290 recommendations for bars, cafés and restaurants Explores every inch of the island from fabled Minoan sites to Byzantine frescoes Discover a wealth of hidden treasures, from old Venetian cities, intimate coves and beaches reachable only by track and boat, and spectacular sheer-sided gorges filled with wildflowers and herbs Detailed historical coverage of the home of Europe s earliest civilization