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Crete with kids

8 days: Elafonisi, Chania, the aquarium and the palace of Knossos

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Crete with kids: 8 days

11 pagesPDF in English and Czech📱 phone appworks offlineChecked 7 Nov 2026

Crete with kids: the shallow pink-sand lagoon at Elafonisi, Falasarna beach, the Venetian harbour of Chania, the Cretaquarium, King Minos's palace at Knossos and a boat to Spinalonga island. Two bases and gently shelving beaches. Book everything yourself and keep this guide on your phone: it works offline.

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The route 7 nights in total

  1. Chania4 nights
    Elafonisi, Falasarna, the old harbour
  2. Heraklion area3 nights
    Knossos, the Cretaquarium, Spinalonga

Fly into Chania and out of Heraklion (or the reverse). The motorway between them takes about 2.5 hours.

Places you will see

Elafonisi
ElafonisiPhoto: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Falasarna
FalasarnaPhoto: Elpida Hadjidaki, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chania
ChaniaPhoto: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cretaquarium
CretaquariumPhoto: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0
Knossos
KnossosPhoto: public domain (CC0), CC0
Spinalonga
SpinalongaPhoto: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0

What’s in the guide

  • The route day by day, with nights in each place
  • When to go, month by month
  • The best places and how much time they need
  • Getting around, where to stay, money and food
  • Manners, safety and a before-you-go checklist
  • Official links and sources with the date they were checked
  • A phone app: the plan for your travel dates, checklist and notes, offline too

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