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  • Lassithi Plateau
    In Spring, when the mountain snow melts, the water that runs down enriches the earth with minerals and makes the Lassithi Plateau an extremely fertile area. The rarest plant in Crete, the silver leaved bindweed, grows on the eastern side of the massif.
  • Imperial Bélvédere Hotel
    Built in 2001, the Imperial Bélvédere hotel has a hilltop setting surrounded by lemon, olive and palm trees in Hersónissos by the village of Koutouloufari in Crete, the largest of the Greek islands.
  • Venetian Fortress
    Just off the holiday village of Eloúnda is the island of Spinalonga, which was originally a peninsula. At its northern tip is a Venetian fortress, which was built in 1579 and enlarged in 1585. It withstood Turkish sieges for longer than any other Cretan stronghold.
  • Knossos
    The famous Minoan Palace of Knossos is the monumental symbol of Minoan civilisation. The Knossos settlement was the seat of the legendary King Minos, who came to hold an important place in Greek mythology and featured in many fascinating stories.
  • Spinalonga
    Enjoy a boat trip to the beautiful island of Spinalonga, located on the north eastern coast of Crete. The island was fortified and kept as a defensive post by the Venetians during their rulership of this area - the ruins of these impressive defences can be seen today.
Hotel highlights
Lassithi Plateau
Lassithi Plateau

In Spring, when the mountain snow melts, the water that runs down enriches the earth with minerals and makes the Lassithi Plateau an extremely fertile area. The rarest plant in Crete, the silver leaved bindweed, grows on the eastern side of the massif.

Wildflowers of Crete

7 nights fr £749
  • Return scheduled flights, airport taxes, fees, charges and transfers
  • Travel insurance
  • Five excursions with 9 wild flora visits
  • Two talks
  • Horticultural host and Saga representative
  • Full board
  • Wine, beer and water at dinner
  • Free bar open 15 hours daily
  • Cocktail party and Saga dinner
  • Porterage at your hotel
  • And much more
7 nights from £749 per person

Wildflowers of Crete

Hersónissos, Crete

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Enjoy a botanical wild flower holiday including nine visits and two talks. Discover Lassithi Plateau and Dikti Cave, go on botanical hunts and see Crete’s wild flowers.

Your programme:

Local Museum of Cretan Life: Learn more about the Cretan folk heritage and see a herbarium, Cretan fruit and a herb gardens.

Wild Flower Botanical Hunt and Saint Antonia Gorge: Today is dedicated to finding wild flowers, first in the rugged countryside in Spili in the centre of the island, then in Saint Antonio's gorge, renowned for its rare Cretan wild flowers.

Selinari Gorge and Spinalonga: In Selinari in October you see herbs and other plants en route to the picturesque harbour of Agios Nikolaos. A short boat trip then takes you to Spinalonga, a former leper colony with a 16th-century Venetian fortress.

Knossos Palace and Botanic Hunt: Visit this 4,000-year-old Minoan city, then travel to Peza winery, stopping along the way back to the hotel to view interesting flora.

Lassithi Plateau: This is a vast expanse of pear and apple orchards, almond tees and windmills, and home to a huge variety of plant species.

Out and about

The Imperial Bélvédere is 500 metres from the beach to which the hotel shuttle bus runs several times a day. The resort centre is one kilometre from the hotel, where there are a number of shops and tavernas. The hotel’s location is great for exploring and for visiting the ancient town of Hersónissos, one-and-a-half kilometres away.

Heraklion airport is approximately 40 minutes’ drive away.

Crete, Greece

The largest and most southerly of the Greek Islands, Crete is an ideal destination for unwinding in the Mediterranean sunshine.

 

Windmill at LassithiWindmill at Lassithi
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2013
October (All Inclusive) £749
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