Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.

The Greek island of Crete has its own saint connected to love, namely Saint Yakinthos, comparable to St. Valentine.

Hominid footprints found on Crete date back 5.6 million years, making them by far the oldest ever discovered in Europe.