Wind down... feel the pressures of life ease away.
South east Crete will make you feel worlds away from mainstream life. Of all the Greek Islands, here learn three Cretan secrets to enjoying your own relaxed Cretan lifestyle:
1. Wave away your life of deadlines and demands.
Observe a characteristic circular wave of the hand in Crete whenever you exhibit stress. It means will it really matter if this happens or doesn't? Just take in the Cretan sun, wine and delicious food. Tomorrow will sort its own problems.
2. Feel better naturally
Cretan people insist on the freshest, tastiest natural healthy produce. For example, home grown fruits, morning fresh sea produce and wild herbs, combined with large quantities of ultra premium local olive oil, pure spring waters and just a little wine!
Not for them toiling in the gym or running a marathon! Yet this dietary basis has proved to make Cretans traditionally amongst the most disease free and, on average, long living people in the world. No wonder the ancient Minoans chose Crete as their home.
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3. Year-round sunshine without heatstroke!
Southeast Crete has a climate ideal for comfortable living and outdoor activities that even Southern Spain would envy.
It is officially the sunniest, bluest sky part of Europe. Yet temperatures rarely feel too hot because of the cooling sea breezes, rain and grey sky days are rare and, typically, rain is only for a couple of hours - and water temperatures are warmer than the western Med (Spain, South of France, etc.).
Enjoy your "property in the sun"
| Av Max | Rain Days | Water Temp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | 5 | 16 |
| Feb | 15 | 4 | 16 |
| Mar | 18 | 3 | 18 |
| Apr | 22 | 2 | 19 |
| May | 25 | 1 | 20 |
| Jun | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| Jul | 29 | 0 | 24 |
| Aug | 29 | 0 | 26 |
| Sep | 28 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| Nov | 23 | 2 | 22 |
| Dec | 17 | 4 | 18 |
Remember, if you search for "Crete weather" the readings you see are normally for Heraklion in the north. The south east is normally a good few degrees warmer and has much less rain.