Travel Greece - Autumn break in Crete
As the tourist season winds down for winter it's a good time to soak up the sunshine in Crete. Two weeks in October was the perfect escape. We flew into Heraklion, picked up a hire car and headed to our hotel. Hersonissos was very touristy and in all honesty a bit tacky. We had booked a cheap all-inclusive so we went with it. I would never have tolerated in peak season but we had the car and intended to just use it as our base. Once of our first road trips was to go visit Psychro Cave. It's an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau. The scenery was wonderful at every step of the way. We stopped to take in views only to reach our destination to find it was closed for winter. The parking area has a restaurant and tourist shops so we stopped for a drink looking over the plateau. Next stop, Agios Nikolaos , a coastal town. The port and the small lagoon Lake Voulismeni were easy to wander around with plenty of restaurants for a bite to eat. We took a gentle stroll and wander...
