We offer great value, clean cars, and convenient service. Book online today and get ready to explore Crete. Although Crete remains one of the most popular European destinations for holidays, many visitors are unaware of some very interesting facts about the island.
- Zeus birthplace: The most important god in the Greek pantheon, Zeus, was born on the island. According to the legend he was born in a Cretan cave. What maybe you didn’t know is there are two different caves on the island and both claim to have been his place of birth: the Psychro cave in the Lasithi Plateau and the Ideon Cave on Mount Psiloritis.
- Oldest city in Europe: Knossos, now home to one of the most visited archaeological sites in Greece, is considered to be the oldest city in Europe.
- Size of Crete: Crete is the biggest Greek island, the 5th biggest in the Mediterranean, and the 88th biggest island in the world.
- Crete was not always Greek: people often get surprised when they learn that Crete was not always a part of Greece. On December 1913 the island united with Greece. Crete was endless years under the rule of foreign domination before becoming a part of the Greek state.
For more information please read our article "Facts about Crete".
