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A Guide to Paleochora's Beaches
- By Simpson Travel
- 30 Jun 2023
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What inspires you? A stunning view perhaps, or a sunset stroll through the tantalising remains of millennia-old civilizations? Maybe you dream of a week in the sun with all your favourite people in a luxury villa and someone else to handle the cooking? Or for the ultimate escapism, how about a Simpson Secret? Let us guide you round some of our favourite places and bring dreams a step closer to reality.
Tucked away in a peninsula in the southwest of Crete, this charmingly bohemian village is an ideal spot for a beach holiday. Read our guide to find which of the many beaches and coves along Paleochora’s pristine coast is for you. Read more >
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Encompassing drama, comedy, tragedy and a cast of characters full of passion and fire, yet kind and always ready to extend the warmest welcome to those that land on its distinctive shores. Act 2: Heraklion to Makrigialos: Full of Eastern Promise Read more >
Like a play penned by the 16th century Cretan playwright Georgios Chortatsis, this giant, bold island unfolds over two acts, the West and the East. Act I: The Wonders of the West Read more >
It’s all about latitude of course, so you don’t need us to tell you that Crete is likely to be considerably sunnier than Cambridge in April! Read more >
Discover the magic of spring around the Mediterranean, from carpets of wild flowers to pristine beaches and iconic heritage sites free of the summer crowds. Read more >
Tiny Ithaca claims some very big names in its guest book, from Odysseus to Madonna. However, whether the former ever set foot here remains an unsolved mystery… Read more >
Graham Horner writes in praise of the twin-centre holiday and explains why two is the magic number. Read more >
Whether on holiday or through ‘work’, I’ve been visiting the Aquitaine Coast since the mid-1990’s. There’s over 300 km of Atlantic coastline between La Rochelle and the Spanish border at Hendaye-Plage, and I reckon there are very few beaches in between that I haven’t at least seen if not actually set foot on... Read more >
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