King of the gods
Crete, Greece
Crete is the birthplace of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. The Aegean island is also inexpensive, with cheap flights, accommodation and vehicle hire. Omalos Plateau and Spili Bumps are world-renowned destinations for botanists, particularly in March and April. Rafts of Doerfler’s tulips, which grow nowhere else in the world, are complemented by the metre-tall phallus of dragon’s arum, the sumptuous snake’s-head iris and a score of orchid species in
