Flora and fauna on a Crete villa holiday

While the destination is renowned for its ancient civilisation and cultural significance, Pankaj Mohan claims on Free Articles Zone that the location is also a hotbed of animal and plant life.

The island is reportedly home to at least 130 different wild flowers and herbs, all unique to Crete.

And Crete holidays can be designed around these natural wonders, with seasons offering different plant varieties and plenty of information available on how to locate them.

"The ravines and the mountain slopes are the places where one should look out for the rarest of plants found on this island," the article recommends.

Lonely Planet cites the scent of fennel and basil as one of the key attractions of a Crete holiday, as well as its "wealth of myths".

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