Useful information you may not know about Crete

- Crete is considered the oldest inhabited part of Europe.
- In 365 BC a catastrophic earthquake raised the western part of Crete up to 9 meters.

- Crete has a length of 260 km and a width of 60 km. Τhe narrowest point is only 12 km long.

- The coastline of Crete is 1046 km.

- Sea water is so clear that you can see up to 40 meters deep.

- Snow is common in the big mountains from November to May.

- Over 50% of Crete is located at an altitude of more than 500 meters.

- There are more than 200 gorges.

- Most rivers have water only after a heavy rain.

- There are over 1750 species of plants, 160 of them are endemic.

- There are over 30,000,000 olive trees.
 

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