Lonely Planet Crete
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Crete is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stroll along Hania's Venetian Harbour, laze in Elafonisi's clear turquoise waters, and hike dazzling Samaria Gorge - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Crete and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Crete: NEW pull-out, passport-size 'Just Landed' card with wi-fi, ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel Improved planning tools for family travellers - where to go, how to save money, plus fun stuff just for kids NEW Accommodation feature gathers all the information you need to plan your accommodation Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Covers Hania, Iraklio, Rethymno, Lasithi, Knossos, Vai, Elounda, Agios Nikolaos, Agia Marina, Hersonisos, Platanias, Vamos, Almyrida, Ierapetra, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Crete is our most comprehensive guide to Crete, and is perfect for discovering both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Greek Islands or Greece for an in-depth guide to the country. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

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Publié par
Date de parution 01 février 2020
Nombre de lectures 18
EAN13 9781788687386
Langue English
Poids de l'ouvrage 22 Mo

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Crete

Contents

PLAN YOUR TRIP

Welcome to Crete
Crete’s Top 15
Need to Know
First Time Crete
What’s New
Accommodation
Getting Around
If You Like…
Month by Month
Itineraries
Outdoor Activities
Eat & Drink Like a Local
Family Travel
Regions at a Glance

ON THE ROAD

HANIA
Hania
Road Trip > Southwestern Hania
East of Hania
Akrotiri Peninsula
Aptera & Around
Almyrida
Vamos
Georgioupoli
Vryses
Southwest Coast & Sfakia
Askyfou
Frangokastello
Hora Sfakion
Loutro
Agia Roumeli
Sougia
Paleohora
Elafonisi
Gavdos Island
Lefka Ori & Samaria Gorge
Hania to Omalos
Omalos
Theriso
Samaria Gorge
Northwest Coast
Rodopou Peninsula
Kissamos (Kastelli)
Gramvousa Peninsula
Falasarna
Innahorion Villages
RETHYMNO
Rethymno
West of Rethymno
Argyroupoli
The Hinterland & Mt Psiloritis
Mili Gorge
Chromonastiri
Moni Arkadiou
Margarites
Perama to Anogia
Anogia
Mt Psiloritis
Road Trip > Touring The Amari Valley
Coast to Coast
Armeni
Spili
Southern Coast
Plakias
Myrthios
Preveli
Beaches Between Plakias & Agia Galini
Agia Galini
Northeastern Coast
Panormo
Bali
Lazy Days
IRAKLIO
Iraklio
Around Iraklio
Knossos
West of Iraklio
Agia Pelagia
Fodele
Central Iraklio
Arhanes & Around
Iraklio Wine Country
Road Trip > Touring Iraklio’s Wine Country
Myrtia
Zaros
Southern Iraklio
Gortyna
Phaestos
Agia Triada
Matala
Around Matala
Lendas
Hiking in Iraklio
Northeastern Coast
Gournes & Around
Hersonisos
Malia
Lazy Days
Witnesses to History
LASITHI
Northern Coast
Agios Nikolaos
Driving Tour > Lasithi Mountain Meander
Elounda
Spinalonga Peninsula
Plaka
Kritsa
Around Kritsa
Lasithi Plateau
Tzermiado
Agios Georgios
Psyhro
Northeastern Coast
Istro & Around
Gournia
Mohlos
Sitia
Moni Toplou
Eastern Coast
Vaï
Itanos
Palekastro
Zakros & Kato Zakros
Southern Coast
Ierapetra
East of Ierapetra
Myrtos

UNDERSTAND

History
The Cretan Way of Life
Minoan Art & Culture
The Arts
Nature & Wildlife

SURVIVAL GUIDE

Directory A–Z
Accessible Travel
Customs Regulations
Discount Cards
Electricity
Food
Health
Insurance
Internet Access
Legal Matters
LGBT+ Travellers
Maps
Money
Opening Hours
Photography
Postal Services
Public Holidays
Telephone Services
Time
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist Information
Visas
Volunteering
Women Travellers
Transport
Getting There & Away
Entering Crete
Air
Land
Sea
Getting Around
Air
Bicycle
Boat
Bus
Car & Motorcycle
Hitching
Local Transport
Language
Behind the Scenes
Our Writers
Welcome to Crete

Crete is a tapestry of splendid beaches, ancient treasures and landscapes, weaving in vibrant cities and dreamy villages, where locals share their traditions, wonderful cuisine and generous spirit.

Bewitching Scenery
There’s something undeniably artistic in the way the Cretan landscape unfolds, from the sun-drenched beaches in the north to the rugged canyons spilling out at the cove-carved and cliff-lined southern coast. In between, valleys cradle moody villages, and round-shouldered hills are the overture to often snow-dabbed mountains. Take it all in on a driving tour, trek through Europe’s longest gorge or hike to the cave where Zeus was born. Leave time to plant your footprints on a sandy beach or swim in crystalline waters.

Rich Historical Tapestry
Crete’s natural beauty is equalled only by the richness of its history. The island is the birthplace of the first advanced society on European soil, the Minoans, who ruled some 4000 years ago. You’ll find evocative vestiges all over, most famously at the Palace of Knossos. At the crossroads of three continents, Crete has been coveted and occupied by consecutive invaders. History imbues Hania and Rethymno, where labyrinthine lanes are lorded over by mighty fortresses, and where gorgeously restored Renaissance mansions rub rafters with mosques and Turkish bathhouses. The Byzantine influence stands in magnificent frescoed chapels, churches and monasteries.

Bountiful Cuisine
If you’re a foodie, you will be in heaven in Crete, where ‘locavore’ is not a trend but a way of life. Rural tavernas often produce their own meat, cheese, olive oil, raki and wine, and catch their own seafood. Follow a gourmet trail across the landscape and you’ll delight in distinctive herbs and greens gathered from each hillside, cheeses made fresh with unique village- or household-specific recipes, and honey flavoured by mountain herbs. Pair your meal with excellent local wine, and cap it off with a fiery shot of raki.

Village Culture
Untouched by mass tourism, villages are the backbone of Cretan culture and identity – especially those tucked in the hills and mountains. The island’s people still champion many of their unique customs, and time-honoured traditions remain a dynamic part of daily life. Look for musicians striking up a free-form jam on local instruments, such as the stringed lyra (lyre), or wedding celebrants weaving their traditional regional dances. Meeting regular folk gossiping in kafeneia (coffee houses), preparing their Easter feast, tending to their sheep or celebrating during the island’s many festivals is what makes a visit to Crete so special.

Seitan Limania , Akrotiri Peninsula | MIKHAIL YURYEV/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Why I Love Crete
By Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Writer
Wits its mysterious tales of Zeus, the Minoans and rebellious monks, Crete first captured my imagination when I was just a wee kid. When I finally set foot on the island, it instantly captured my heart. I fell in love with its kind and generous people, the spellbinding scenery, from pink beaches to snow-smothered peaks, and the incredible food that’s so closely tied to the soil and the seasons. Crete feels big and intimate at once, letting me slow down while energising me anew every single day. It’s a love story that continues to evolve with each visit.
For more, see Our Writers
Crete’s Top 15

Palace of Knossos
Rub shoulders with the ghosts of the Minoans, a Bronze Age people who attained an astonishingly high level of civilisation and ruled large parts of the Aegean from their capital in Knossos some 4000 years ago. Until the site’s excavation in the early 20th century, an extraordinary wealth of frescoes, sculptures, jewellery, seals and other remnants lay buried under the Cretan soil. Despite a controversial partial reconstruction, Knossos remains one of the most important archaeological sites in the Mediterranean and is Crete’s most-visited tourist attraction.

CONSTANTINOS ILIOPOULOS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO ©

Top Experiences
Rethymno’s Old Quarter
Traffic fades to a quiet hum in the labyrinthine lanes of this historic old quarter , with its charismatic Renaissance-era Venetian buildings sprinkled with exotic features from the Turkish period. Embark on an aimless wander and you’ll find wonderful surprises: a romantic flower-filled courtyard, perhaps, or an idyllic plaza, a cafe in an Ottoman bathhouse or a Venetian mansion turned boutique hotel. Don’t miss a spin around the massive fortress, and cap your old-quarter exploration with dinner in one of the many excellent restaurants.

JAN WLODARCZYK/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO ©

Top Experiences
Agios Nikolaos
Agios Nikolaos is well established as one of the loveliest towns in Crete. The setting on the Gulf of Mirabello – the Venetians’ ‘beautiful view’ – is a winner, and the town’s pleasing layout around a small harbour and circular lake adds to the appeal. You can relax by day in the lakeside cafes and then enjoy the night-time scene, when an influx of visitors from nearby resorts mixes happily with modish young locals in the harbourside bars.

VLADIMIRSKLYAROV/GETTY IMAGES ©

Top Experiences
Spinalonga Island
One of Greece’s most iconic sights, this one-time leper colony has shot to stardom, thanks to the bestselling romantic novel The Island, by British writer Victoria Hislop. The book was adapted as a Greek television series (To Nisi) that has won critical acclaim for its atmospheric take on Spinalonga’s powerful history. You may have to share the experience with lots of fellow admirers, but Spinalonga , with its ruins of Venetian fortifications and reconstructed buildings of the period described in the novel, is both moving and inspiring.

MILA ATKOVSKA/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Top Experiences
Iraklio Wine Country
South of the urban sprawl of Iraklio lie hillsides quilted with olive groves and vineyards, and dotted with villages whose pride and joy is their local vintage. About 70% of Crete’s excellent wine comes from the Iraklio Wine Country . A relatively relaxed and old-world region, the wine country is based around the gateway villages of Arhanes, also home to crumbling Minoan ruins, and Dafne, which share two dozen wineries between them. The region gets particularly lively in the autumn, with the grape harvest.

G.PAGOMENOS/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Top Experiences
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
A treasure trove spanning thousands of years, Iraklio’s extraordinary museum opens a fascinating window onto the ancient world. Top billing goes to the world’s largest and finest Minoan collection, and with its proudly renovated building and grounds, it’s become a superbly curated and presented feast of priceless and unusual artefacts from other periods as well. A visit will deeply enrich your understanding of Knossos and the other famous archaeological sites on the island. If you see only one museum in Crete, make it this one.

PECOLD/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Top Experiences
Moni Preveli & Preveli Beach
Get high on the knockout views from this 17th-century monastery in its lofty aerie above the Libyan Sea, then descend to Preveli Beach – its rare grove of palm trees makes it one of Crete’s most celebrated sandy strips. There’s fantastic swimmi

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