Just to show how you could enjoy the surroundings, imagine you packed a picnics and set off for Kissamos.
Driving the Paleo Ethniki – the old road from Chania west to Kissamos which avoids all the usual traffic.
A lovely leisurely drive thru sleepy villages, stopping to admire the stunning views of jagged mountains and precipitous gorges.
If it was Spring there would be the riot of colour from the flowers! Fragile red poppies dancing in the breeze, extravagant blue anenomes, and yellow Oxalis daisies carpeting the olive groves.
Explore the empty harbour outside the town. Walk on the deserted beach.
Set up picnic in the shade of tamarisks at the foot of the Rodopou pensinsula. You will be in a little slice of heaven. And you can have Lyra beer, brewed in Kissamos too!
There is nothing quite like eating outside. To have good food out in the midst of nature, really away from it all, is kinda special. Food always seems to taste better in these situations.
Find our more about living in Crete
There is much more in our blogs. These show things to do in Crete, whether it be walking a gorge, hiking in the foothills of the White Mountains, or taking a drive to see the sites. Chania is a great town to visit, particularly to go to the street markets, and of course you’ll want to get the benefits of the Cretan diet – be it the yoghurt and cheese, or the olive oil.