GETTING THERE

RETURN flights from London to Athens cost from around £155 with Aegean Airlines ( aegeanair.com) from Heathrow and from £98 from Gatwick with Easy-Jet ( easyjet.com).

Return flights from Athens to Chania cost from around £51 with Aegean Airlines

Rooms at Casa Delfino start from around £110 (130 Euros) per night including breakfast, based on two sharing. casadelfino.com

A one-day course on Cretan Gastronomy, including market visit and cooking workshop at The Olive Farm costs around £121 per person with Handpicked Greece. handpickedgreece.com

Rooms at the Grande Bretagne Hotel cost from around £195 (230 Euros) per night. grandebretagne.gr