Crete Island Travel Forum

Hi everyone

I will be in Crete for my honeymoon starting next week. With all the wedding planning, I have been trying my best to try and 'decipher' Crete and all its amazing sights, cities and beaches. I've been reading these boards for hours to no avail. What are the must see sights and cities?

We are staying near Chiana- can anyone PLEASE assist or provide me with a sample or suggesting itinerary? I know this is asking a lot- but I am so overwhelmed with wedding planning that I am frantic trying to do a honeymoon itinerary!

Thanks so much in advance/

please can you tell me how much would it cost to o from heraklion airport or from heraklion town on a bus to chania?not in a taxi

Can someone please tell me how much 200 cigarettes (preferabley super king blues) are in crete?
Also ,as greece is in the eu, I'm assuming you can bring back a significant number to the uk.

I am trying to find a price for a tourist bus to take 20 people from the port in Aghios Nikolaos, Oceania Cruise liner Regatta on the 20th October from the port to Knossos for a visit. What is the cost inclusive of taxes etc.

We have a pro guide from Villa Ariadne to explain the palace to us.

Please reply richardzeidler@hotmail.com.

has any one stayed at he fragiskos hotel in matala crete ? have booked to go there in august for two weeks.The hotel offers all inclusive and was wondering if the food was good.Cant seem to find any personal reviews on this hotel.

Hi !

Apart from Marathon Resort near Athens.... I also have a option of Crete Resort in the month of April 2011..Could anyone pls guide me on Crete location and weather in April.


Village Heights Golf Resort
Ano Hersonissos
Crete, 70014
Greece
28970-29065

1) As per my research this resort is far away from the main hub/town and also the airport. Is this true?
2) Would it be difficult to roam around / sighseeing without hiring a car if we stay in this resort / place
3) This resort claims to have a free shuttle drop n pick up everyday to the main town/market. Would this be feasible or we could get stuck if this shuttle is not available sometimes and can we sightsee, if we take this shuttle everyday ...roam around and again try to catch this shuttle back to resort in the eve...


Thanks a lot
Kaps

We will be in Crete in late October. We plan to fly to Crete from Athens, spend a few days and then take the hydrofoil to Santorini, spend the day and the night and fly back to Athens from Santorini.

Does this sound like a workable plan? Will it be cold at that time of year? If you have any tips for the most interesting places to see, we would be grateful.

Hi from Spain.

How can I arrive to Koufonisi island in october; are there some boat to arrive there? Thank you very much.

alex

My fiance and I are honeymooning in Crete from aug 24th - sept 4th... has anyone got any top tips of places to visit and what the temperatures will be at this time.

I'm hoping to travel from Ireland to Crete this summer by car. Has anyone any tips? I plan to go from Rosslare to Cherbourg and later take the Anek ferries from Venice to Patras and Pireaus to Chania. All advice gratefully accepted! Thanks!

I know there a many car hire/rental agencies in crete--but before I start looking at all their websites, I just had a general question--is it easy to find automatic transmission cars for hire? Neither my husband and I can drive standard!

We are staying here for a week in a few days time. Are local buses available from here. Also any other information would be appreciated. Many thanks

Hi,

We visited Lake Kournas last year for a day trip and would like to stay there for a few days this June.

Does anybody know if any of the tavernas at the lake have rooms available?

If they don't, any other suggestions would be most welcome.

Many thanks.

hi all,

going to crete in early september for 6 nights and need some advice where to stay?

Mania/Malia OR towards Hersonissos beach?

we want to be near beaches but shops and other stuff

Hi All!

I will be comig to Greece for a short trip with my wife in April end May beginning. We have planned of staying at Crete and doing a day trip to Santorini. First of all, how does this sound? We have made up our mind of doing only these two islands this time around. So is it a good idea to stay in Crete and do a day visit to Santorini or the other way round?

Also it would be great if anyone could let us know any tried and tested place to stay in Crete. We would prefer to be in a quiet place, not necessarily in the middle of a town but probably close to a beach. Any help in this regard is highly appreciated.

Thanks once again to all of you.

Happy travelling!

Travellingtechie!

6 month travel planning route for Portugal, Greece, and Italy

I am trying to organize a travel route for 3 countries over a 6 month period. The three countries are Portugal, Italy, and Greece. The intended days of travel are November1-April30.

Around November 1, I need to decide where the begin. To narrow down the choices (which places are best in which months), you should know I am planning to do a lot of walking, hiking, trekking, landscape photography looking for blue sky, clear weather (visibility), sunshine, and trying to avoid too much rain, or overcast skies, but storms (with lightning and thunder are ok).

During these 6 months I will see everything, it's just a question of when, and how to order the destinations.

Also please note, I want to see the entire country of Portugal, but only most of Italy (from Sicily to Venice, skipping the Italian alps, and Milan), and just areas in southern Greece (Crete, Cyclades, and Peleponnese).

I will travel slowly, and I can already tell it probably makes sense to reserve March, and April for central, and northern Italy (Tuscany, Venice, Liguria, Rome) - these places may be unattractive in the dead of winter, so better see them in springtime..

However, I can't reserve everything for the spring, I have to be somewhere in January, and February as well, so the question is which is better? Portugal, or Southern Greece?

And then November, and December, again which is better? Portugal, or Southern Greece?

Having said all that, where do you think I should go for each month?

Thanks in advance.

we will stay at HERSONISSOS MARIS at the end of 03/2010. Are there any day tours to other places in the Island??? Thanks

We have a deal to stay in this hotel from 29/03 till 01/04. Is it a good place to stay? It is near the tourist places in Crete Island? Thanks

Help finding accommodation and with itinerary please

Hi, we are planning on spending 2 weeks in Crete beginning around May 15th. Do you think the weather will be OK for swimming? Also I would like to find a website that lists resorts that offer half board. We are on a budget and as I troll the Internet looking for accommodation pries seem to be all over the place. I would love to find a site that is known to be reliable with good prices. You can email me privately on VT with suggestions if you would like.

Another question we would like to be based in two separate areas. My husband works a hard and wants to lounge around soaking up the Greek sun as well as snorkel. I would like to hit the museums and maybe take some buses to inland villages.

Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated.

Hi
We would love to holiday in Crete this year and we had pencilled in a week towards the end of April.
However, when we went to the travel agent today they said Crete holidays didn't really start til the beginning of May and that before that we might find most places were still shut up for the winter.
Is this true? We don't want to find that we are restricted to eating in the hotel every evening because the local restaurants are closed. We also don't want to hire a car and so might have been on the look out for an excursion or two - having said that we really just want to potter around and enjoy the town in which we stay.
We were particularly interested in going to Paleochora but would be grateful for your suggestions for where best to go in April given the above.
Thanks in advance, we really would appreciate some advice.

Planning on visiting Crete in early April, can anybody please give me a quick idea of what weather to expect?

Thanks

Are there any friendly guides out there for newcomers to Crete?
I have just moved to Heraklion from Hersonissos for the winter and would love some company. Do you live on Crete and are looking to make some new friends. I am English and slowly slowly learning Greek. Thanks Debbie

We are back from crete and we had a wonderful time. We stayed in the area around Hersonissos and did some nice trip around the area. We would like to go back in a couple of weeks but would like to go to Ierapetra - Myrtos area or to Keratokambos –Tsoutsouros area .What is the nicest area ?
Thanks

Those anyone know if Arolithos Traditional Village (Close to Heraklion ) is just a hotel or if it is a village??? Is it nice to take photos and is it interesting to go a few km out of the way to visit it??

Those anyone know where you can visit artists who paints icons in Crete?

Those anyone know what the entrance fee is for the Dikteon Cave and the Sfendoni Cave ?? and what hours they are open?

I am trying to find a map of the center of Heraklion, who can help
roeland

What is the best and easiest way to get to Knossos from Heraklion? Should I plan on booking a tour, taking a taxi or try the local buses? I cant rent a car since I dont drive.

[B]We would like to make a trip from Sissi to Plaka and Elounda useing the inside roads.I thought of Sissi , Milatos, Kounai, Tsampi, kourounes, Nofakias Finokalia, Skinias? Kato Loumas, Vrouchas , to Plaka.
Would this be a good road and with asphalt ?
Thanks
roeland
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Hi Everyone :O)

It's that time of year again where I need some help and advice from you fellow Virtual tourist's.

Has anyone been snorkelling in Crete, if so what region, and any recommendations to hotels near by for this would be fantastic.

Also if you know of other area's in Europe where the snorkelling is good that would be great. Hey, no need to say Egypt as I know it's Amazing there.

Thanks in advance for your help :O)