If you decide to take a holiday at Hotel Minos Mare in the resort of Rethymnon you certainly have an array choices for sightseeing if you love to travel around. The island of Crete is very large, so it is almost impossible to tour the whole island in a single holiday. The aegean island of Crete offers the whole gamut from beautiful sands to rocky coves and breathtaking cliffs and it's steeped in legend as the home of the Minotaur!. Crete is also soaked in sun and sprinkled with ancient ruins, small villages, ideal places to party and romantic spots like Aghios Nikolaos and Elounda. The aegean island of Crete was the centre of the Minoan civilisation which dates back around 4600 years. On the outskirts of Iraklion you can find the ruins of the historic Minoan palace of Knossos. The Minoan palace of Phaestos can be visited a few miles inland from the resort of Matala on the south coast. The wild and rugged Samaria Gorge, situated at the western side of Crete, is very renowned for walking, though please note that the Samaria Gorge offers a serious walk over rugged terrain. The lengthy summers in Rethymnon also promises plenty of sunshine if you've got a week to spare for a holiday at Hotel Minos Mare.