Where the ordinary traveler may not even get to, where traditions and customs still persist, in the mountains where everything smells of herbs, that is where you will find the true traditional Crete. Typical villages with old shutters, cafes with excellent coffee, olive groves, vineyards of family businesses, where they will gladly welcome you for a glass of their own wine and goats and sheep running freely like in the old days.
 
Also the ever-present magnificent monasteries and churches, which will breathe their peace on you and caress your soul in today's busy times. Places where time has stopped, where grandma will tell you Kalimera even if she has never seen you before and add a smile to it. Where honest work and honest self-made or grown products are still valued and where you can enjoy peace, aromas and regain lost energy.