Crete Pictures & Images

Crete in pictures: pink sand, turquoise lagoons and an ancient palace. On the southwest coast, Elafonisi beach is famous for its pink-tinted sand and shallow water. You can wade across to a small island. In the far northwest, Balos Lagoon shines in shades of turquoise below a rocky peninsula. Reach it by boat or on foot from the car park. Near Heraklion, Knossos Palace was the centre of the Minoan civilisation, one of the oldest in Europe, and is linked to the myth of the Minotaur. All pictures come from places we have visited and described. Use the filters to browse by topic. Open any place to see it on the map, check the weather and plan how to get there.