If there’s one sun-soaked destination that never fails to stir up the imagination, Greece is it. The mainland is impressive enough \u2013 given its ancient crumbling temples, god-like statues and imposing pillared buildings. But most holidaymakers head not to the ancient sights and bright lights of Athens<\/a>, but to the smattering of islands clustered around the mainland, and to those cast out into the Aegean and Ionian seas.<\/p>\n

Here you’ll find heavenly beaches with fine golden sands, foamy shores and steep rugged cliffs rising up against a backdrop of lush rolling hills and whitewashed villages. This is the Greece that many know and love, and it’s the reason that thousands upon thousands of besotted holidaymakers come back to these sun-drenched shores year after year.<\/p>\n

Take\u00a0Crete<\/a>\u00a0for example. The largest of the Greek islands, Crete is also arguably the most diverse. This stunning Aegean beauty has its fair share of romantic ruins and mythical tales \u2013 from the remains of the Minoan Palace of Knossos<\/a> to the cave that, as legend has it, was the birthplace of Zeus.<\/p>\n

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