The island of Crete pleases with fine sandy beaches, resorts with developed tourist infrastructure and comfortable hotels. All of its four regions - Heraklion, Rethymnon, Chania and Lassithi - will find what to offer to both noisy students and families with children and newlyweds.

The capital is Heraklion.

Phone Codes

To Heraklion: 8-10-30-81-phone number

In Chania: 8-10-30-821-phone number is

In Rethymnon: 8-10-30-831-phone number is

How to get

The duration of the flight from Moscow to Heraklion - 3 hours 30 minutes.

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The main resorts of Crete

Heraklion Province:

• Stalida and Malia, Agia Pelagia, Chersonissos, Amoudara, Kokkini-Hani, Gouves, Heraklion

The region of Rethymnon:

• Rethymno, Bali, Panormo, Cavros and Adele

Chania area:

• Chania, Georgioupolis, Platanias, Maleme

The Lassithi area:

• Elounda, Agios Nikolaos, Ierapetra, Sitia city

Transport Crete

The choice of transport is standard: taxis and buses, as well as cars, motorcycles, bicycles and yachts for hire. To get to Crete from the mainland (or to the mainland from Crete) is possible by ferry or domestic flights.

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Climate of Crete

On Crete - a mild subtropical climate with optimum humidity within 50%. More than 300 days a year here are sunny, and the swimming season lasts from mid-April to mid-November. A unique combination of sunlight, sea breeze and mountain air makes a holiday on the island a real gift for a Russian traveler, tired of the middle body of the organism. For those who do not like extreme heat, it's better to rest on Crete in June and September.

Average daily air / water temperature by months, ° C: May +24 ... 28 / + 19 ... 21, June +28 ... 30 / + 22 ... 23, July +30 ... 34 / +24 ... 26, August +32 ... 35 / + 25 ... 26, September +27 ... 32 / + 24 ... 25, October +25 ... 28 / + 22 ... 23.

Beaches

There are sandy and pebbly beaches on the island, all with a good choice of water activities.

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Crete hotels - $

In Crete, there are hotels of different categories: from chic to modest. They are located both in the resort towns themselves, and at some distance from them - on the coast and not only.

In addition to many hotels, on the island - a huge selection of villas: on the coast or in the mountains, in Greek or European style (or even in the style of a "medieval castle"), family or company, more expensive or cheaper. Just keep in mind that the best villas are booked long before the start of the holiday, sometimes even for a year.

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Kitchen and restaurants

With the onset of darkness in numerous national taverns on the beach offer a "simple dinner Cretan peasant" of twelve dishes, until the morning live music sounds, and the dance "sirtaki" gradually draws in its circle all guests. The fun is periodically animated by the traditional beat of inexpensive plates under the feet of the dancers.

Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions Crete

The Palace of Knossos, the Archaeological Museum, the island of Spinalonga, the Lassithi Valley (with wine tasting, acquaintance with the process of olive oil production, a visit to a ceramic workshop and a 14th century mountain monastery), a cruise to the islands of Dia or Santorini, an excursion to the Samaria gorge.

Active tourists here will also have something to do: jeep safari, visiting the traditional Cretan evening, horseback riding, fishing on a yacht, visiting water parks.

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