Eat healthy Cretan dishes
Get used to plenty of olive oil, which Cretans use liberally to drizzle over sun-dried string beans or to fry snails and rabbit dishes in. The most authentic Greek restaurants are hidden away in guesthouses, up in the hillside villages of Galatas and Stalos. That said, the waterfront eateries do a pretty good job with their fresh fish and seafood – lobster grilled over an open fire is just one speciality.