Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.

Such is the situation with Crete. Greece’s biggest island is unashamedly big. There it sits at the bottom of the Aegean, helpfully shielding Europe’s most idyllic, sun-dappled sea from the churning ...