Crete is 260 km long and 60 km at it's widest point. It is an island full of contrasts. In the South the bigger towns are Ierapetra , Tymbaki and Moires . The southern coast is the ideal place for the tourist who is in search of an isolated beach. Unfortunately as each year passes and their whereabouts become known, such beaches become a little more difficult to find.
Naturism is a common practice on many isolated beaches.
The south is also a good place if you want to train yourself in driving in narrow and very winding roads. Away from the coastal regions, the interior is a far less well known part of Crete. Many nations, Romans, Arabs, Venetians, Turks and Germans have invaded and occupied Crete in the course of its history. In numerous bloody revolutions many thousands of Cretans have given their lives. Out of necessity, Cretans became great fighters.