Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Europe > Crete (kriti)
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The sunniest island in Greece, with over 300 sunny days per year Crete presents strong contrasts in climate. The climate is Mediterranean with hot, dry summers on the northern coast. The back country, mountain, is more akin to continental. The southern coasts are sunny winter storms with short spring and a particularly mild. The weather settled in April, the tourist season starts at Easter and lasts until late October. The months preceding the summer season and the hottest are the most pleasant for walkers and lovers of walks both in the sea that the average altitude. The summer months are often a good wind (the Meltemi) which moderates the heat solar. September, who can benefit, will be very pleasant away from the tourist influx. It is always good and swimming is still put in a sweet Wednesday. |
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What to do ?Island identity very marked, Crete is a destination of choice, both through its history than its beautiful landscapes, but also for the warm hospitality of the Cretans once you leave the cities. Heraklion, the capital, is a truly great city, very lively and modern. You can visit the historic center with the Archaeological Museum, Byzantine churches, Venetian palaces, fountains, Turkish, and a few kilometers the archaeological site of Knossos. Knossos alone attracts many tourists cradle of Mediterranean civilization from 2800 years BC, the site includes the ruins of Minoan palaces, the great architectural richness. Chania is the former capital of the island, very picturesque, it symbolizes perfectly the atmosphere that one expects to find in Crete, with its old town, its port, its old houses of Venetian or Ottoman craft shops, delicious restaurants. A very nice stage, straddling two cultures. The Samaria gorge greatly deserve that you should do a hike, even if you do not lead: very impressive in their length and depth, their fauna and flora are also beautiful and the site is listed national park. Phalassarna beach, west, will enchant you with its white sand and turquoise waters, and atmosphere of the first morning of the world ... |
Crete (kriti) : The basics
You will easily fly to Heraklion via Athens.
An identity card is sufficient for EU nationals. The current currency is the euro. The budget provision is relatively low, although rising slowly but surely: a double room in a proper pension will cost about 50 € and an average meal between 10 and 20 €. Feel free to practice the famous Cretan diet, which relies on the fact that Crete is one of the places of the world where we saw the oldest! There are no particular health problem. Protect yourself from the sun, because like all the islands the wind you often forget that the sun knocks hard. For traveling within the island, the buses are quite effective between major cities. There are also water taxis connecting the coastal areas inaccessible by land. Bike and scooter can be very practical, the ideal being the car but watch the road wich is rather bumpy. |
