Learn about the island's 'heroic history' on a Crete holiday

Crete holiday makers with a penchant for modern history could indulge themselves at the Historical Museum of Crete.

Located in Heraklion, the museum offers the opportunity for a stimulating day out for tourists staying in a villa in Bali.

The museum focuses on Crete's more modern stories and World Travels claims it highlights "the islanders' long battle for independence from the early Christian times to the present day".

Housing the solitary painting on Crete by the Greek island's most celebrated artist El Greco, the exhibit is also said to include The Landscape of God-trodden Mount Sinai.

Guests staying in Bali have the enviable choice of three small bays to pick from to enjoy a selection of watersport activities or to simply relax on.

While sunning by their private pool, visitors on a Crete holiday can admire the dramatic mountain scenery that a villa here offers.

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