Crete

We arrived at the entrance to the Lyttos Beach Hotel at 9:05 am, to await our tour bus. Ahead of us is the Minoan palace of Knossos, and the capital city of Heraklion.  Our multilingual guide introduced herself as Irene … Read more

A cloudy start to our day with a gentle breeze, in many ways the kind of weather that we have at this time of year in England. After breakfast, we headed back outside towards the sports Centre that we walked … Read more

The Old Port of Hersonisos… Read more

We decided to head down to the beach this morning. Once we got there we realised that there was a section of the beach entirely devoted to the guests of our hotel. The beach area was furnished with comfortable sun … Read more

We arrived at the Lyttos Mare Hotel after a short coach journey from Heraklion Airport. And if I’m honest, dear reader, the journey made me a little nervous and apprehensive, due to the ramshackle buildings we were driving past, and … Read more