
07/06/2025
Chania, beyond the postcards.💚
Keeping your impact small in Crete’s most beloved region takes intention — and it starts with when, where, and how you travel with .
🗓️ Visit during September-November for fewer crowds, better prices & deeper connection.
🏞️ Stay longer and explore lesser-known villages in Apokoronas or South Chania.
🥾 Hike the White Mountains, join farm-to-table cooking classes, taste local wine & raki.
🧵 Support artisans, not mass tourism — from ceramics to Cretan lyres and olive oil soaps.
🏖️ Skip peak-time visits to & , or go at sunrise/sunset. Respect nature.
Every conscious choice helps keep Crete’s traditions, communities & ecosystems alive.
👉🏽 Book your “Myths, Mountains and Minotaurs: The ultimate Cretan road trip” in bio
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