About "Crete"
Crete is the largest island of Greece. Its mountains, including the White Mountains and Mount Ida, run from west to east. Knossos is a Minoan palace site near Heraklion, the capital of Crete, and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Minoan Palatial Centres. Chania and Rethymno are old Venetian towns, and Elounda and Agios Nikolaos lie on the Gulf of Mirabello.
