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Crete and Its Wonderful Beaches and Towns Trip Details: Trip Duration Location Country 14 Days Matala, Agia Galini, Plakias, Chania, Kissamos, Agios Nikolaos Crete, Greece Trip Highlights: 1. Matala Beach & Caves 4. Chania Town 2. Plakias Beach 5. Elafonissi Beach 3. Rethymon Town 6. Knossos Palace Day Location Activity Comments Cost CAD (Person) Matala Beach 1 Matala Matala Caves Hike to Red Beach Kommos Beach 2 Matala Enjoy the Laid-Back Hippie Village Enjoy a Sunset Dinner Village of Agia Galini & Beach 3 Agia Galini Village of Spili View Kourtaliotiko Gorge Souda Beach 4 Plakias Plakias Beach Town of Sellia Micro Ammoudaki Beach Explore Rethymon City Wander the Old Town Fortezza Castle 5 Plakias The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno Rimondi Fountain Old Ventian Harbour Porta Guora The Venetian Loggia. Fragokastelo Castle & Beach 6 Plakias Chora Skafion Town Glyka Nera Beach www.triplanit.com Travel Planning Made Easy Day Location Activity Comments Cost Person Old Venetian Harbor 7 Chania Walk the Seawall to the Lighthouse Maritime Museum of Crete Splanzia Square 8 Chania Daliani Street Hike the Samaria Gorge Old Town Archaeological Museum of Chania Agora Local Food Market 9 Chania Mosque Of The Janissaries Lake Kournas Platanias Beach and Agia Marina Beach Balos Beach 10 Kissamos Falassarna Beach Elafonissi Beach 11 Kissamos Chrysoskalitissa Monastery Kedrodasos Beach Knossos Palace 12 Agios Nikolaos Beach Town of Malia Village of Sisi Elounda Town & Beach 13 Agios Nikolaos Tour Spinalonga Drive along Mirabello Bay Lake Voulismeni 14 Agios Nikolaos Voulisma Beach Cretan Olive Oil Farm Tour www.triplanit.com Travel Planning Made Easy .

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