Western Crete, Greece - A Place in the Sun

2026 / Western Crete, Greece, Laura Hamilton on 12 February 2026

Western Crete, Greece, Laura Hamilton

Laura Hamilton jets off to the north coast of the beautiful Greek island of Crete to help Mark and Carrie find their dream holiday home. They have a budget of £120,000 and Laura has some great properties to show them – but will any be perfect?

About the area

Rethymno is a city on the northern coast of Crete, which is the largest of the Greek islands. To get there you can fly directly to Chania airport from the UK, and the city is a 23 mile drive from there. Famed for its gorgeous Old Town, it has a rich mythology with the Greek Gods. There’s a really pretty Venetian Harbour, filled with boats and lined with tavernas serving traditional Cretan food. All overlooked by its 1830s lighthouse, which is one of many historical monuments dotting the city – including a mosque, converted during the Ottoman period which is now a music conservatory. As well as all this - plus trinket shops galore, there’s several coves and beaches – it’s main one is long and sandy, with gentle waters perfect for swimming - and is a nesting site for the island’s native loggerhead turtles.

Property 1

2 Bedroom House in Margarites

At the back of this house up some stairs is a patio with built in BBQ and pizza oven. Inside the living room is on the top floor to maximise the light, as well as the modern kitchen diner. Downstairs needs some clearing out, but there’s space for two bedrooms and a shower room.

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Valued at £118,644 at the time of filming.

Property 2

2 Bedroom Village House in Pigi

This village house has outside space to the back of the property, as well as the courtyard to the front. Inside is an open plan living dining room and there’s a separate kitchen diner. Upstairs are two double bedrooms – one with doors onto some outside space which needs some finishing, and there’s a shower room.

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Valued at £127,119 at the time of filming.

Property 3

1 Bedroom House in Spili

This house has a great back terrace – with gorgeous mountain views. Inside feels very traditional with a kitchen diner, there’s a downstairs double bedroom and a bathroom. Upstairs is a living room and then there’s an extra space in the building by the front door, which could be made into a second bedroom.

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Valued at £127,119 at the time of filming.

Property 4

3 Bedroom House in Skepasti

This house has a large upper terrace with lovely mountain views. Inside you enter into a large kitchen diner - with the exposed stone and beams and there’s a separate living dining room. There’s a downstairs double bedroom with fitted wardrobes. Upstairs are two more double bedrooms and a shower room.

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Valued at £100,000 at the time of filming.

Property 5

2 Bedroom Stone Cottage in Achatzikia

This stone cottage has a covered pergola and beautiful mountain views. Inside is quirky with an open plan living dining room leading to a mezzanine, with space for a bedroom. There’s a second bedroom area on another mezzanine, there’s also a kitchen – with an arch at one end leading to another potential bedroom and a shower room.

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Valued at £135,593 at the time of filming.

Hot Property

4 Bedroom Luxury Home in Almyrida

This super modern three storey villa in Almyrida is on the market for over £1,500,000. There are two infinity pools enjoying breath taking mountain and sea views, one is backed by a dining area and with loads of other terraces dotted about. But that doesn’t mean the interior is overshadowed; there’s a cool modern and contemporary design across this villa’s living dining areas, kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms.

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Valued at £1,694,915 at the time of filming.