Honeymoon in Crete — 5/5 split or add a south coast stop?
Hi all! My fiancée (28F) and I (30M) are just about set on honeymooning in Crete next late May/early June. We’re very active travelers — great food, good vibes, and beautiful places to walk near the water or through a great town. Would like to spend time on beach. Open to both urban and remote, but we want to stay coastal and get an authentic Crete experience. We will have a rental car. For additional context, we will then do 4 nights in Naxos and 2 nights in Athens before heading back home.
We’re deciding between:
Option 1: 5 nights Chania → 5 nights Agios Nikolaos
Option 2: 5 nights Chania → 3 nights Agios Nikolaos → 2 nights somewhere on the south coast
Is a south coast stop worth breaking up the trip for, and if so, where would you base? Have read that there are often very strong winds in the south that can make it hard to be by the beach.. Or is 5 full nights in the Agios Nikolaos area the better move? Thanks in advance!