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Crete is more than just an island of Greece. It's more of a country with its own music, culture, dance and dialect. It is the largest island of the country and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea, at 8336 square kilometres.
From the Crete Travel Guide
Hotel Dlfini is a great place to stay for many reasons. It is run by the coolest Greek couple. They are both very friendly and speak great English. They go out of their way to make sure you know the best places to check out in Crete. We hired a car which made the experience very fun. The Room we stayed in was very nice. ... more
We had a very nice stay there in July. Clean and nice rooms, helpful staff, very close to the beach, the bars-restaurants and the shops. Breakfast was included in the price and free wifi and internet corner. We suggest this buget hotel to everyone. ... more
Well located. Walking distance to the ferry and bus station. Unclean. Faces a very noisy street. No air conditioning available. Dirty fan was provided. It s an okay cheap hotel for a 1-night stay. ... more
crete to turkey
im planning on going to crete for a week and then up through turkey to istanbul. then back to western europe probably by train stopping in various countries along the way. anyway, has anyone gone from crete to turkey and whats the best way to do it. im hoping to do it as cheaply as possible, and i ...
Crete/Cyprus to Rhodes
Anyone know if a ferry goes from Cyprus to Rhodes? Prices / Schedules? Or Crete to Rhodes? Any info would help! Thanks! ...
From Crete to Athens
I'm a graduate student going to a conference at the end of June in Crete but I have 9 days to island hop before I fly out of Athens. Do you have any advice on what definitely to do and what islands to see (in what order)? I think I should plan for at least 2 days once I get to Athens but there are so ...
Greek Time, Venetian Forts and the Longest Gorge in Europe
Catching the ferry from Santorini to Iraklio in Crete we suffered our first experience of Greek ...
Posted in The Adventures of Mr & Mrs VB by The VBs
Heraklion, Crete
This city is also known as Iraklion and is the largest city and capital of Crete. Crete being the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean and the most southern of the Greek Islands. Today’s tourist ...
Posted in MV Discovery - 2009 by dpedler
Santorini & Crete
in Fira. Our last stop in Greece was Elounda Bay on the island of Crete. Apparently it is a luxury ...
Posted in Having a bit of a wander... by hdparker