Photos from a 16 day road trip around Crete, Greece in May

In May 2023, my husband and I eloped and honeymooned in Chania. We rented a car and drove all around the western side of the island, starting in Chania, then basing ourselves in a tiny village called Goulediana, and finally ending our trip at Falasarna Beach. We also spent a day in Athens before flying home.

Happy to share more details and recommendations if anyone is interested! I highly recommend visiting Crete if you're interested in hiking, swimming, or taking a slower paced vacation where you're just appreciating gorgeous scenery and eating good food. The landscapes there are really unlike anything I've ever seen.

1. View from the Botanical Gardens in Chania

2. Ashura the cat taking a nap outside Etz Hayyim Synagogue in Chania

3. The Venetian lighthouse in Chania

4. Archeological Site of Aptera

5. Traffic jam on the way home from Aptera

6. Preveli Beach

7. Kourtaliotiko Gorge

8. A grocery store in Spili (where I bought an eggplant for 43 cents)

9. Kitty in Rethymno

10. Arkadi Monastery

11. Dog who wanted to kill us in Margarites

12. A pottery store in Margarites

13. "Lil Mommy" showing off her pregnant belly in Falasarna

14. Falasarna Beach

15. Venetian harbor in Chania