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A useful Travel Guide to Crete including Crete Maps, amazing Routes in Crete, popular Destinations in Heraklion, Chania, Rethymnon and Lassithi for your Car Rental in Crete and general information about Crete.

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Published in Traveller's Guide

The Samariá Gorge is the longest one in Europe and a major tourist attraction of the island, is located in southwest Crete in the regional unit of Chania.

Published in Chania Area

Ierapetra is the southest town-"gate" of Europe located on the south coast of Lassithi Prefecture, 36 km south from the prefecture's capital city of Agios Nikolaos and nicknamed as "Nymph of the Libyan sea". Iera-Petra means Holy Stone and it is the most populated town in Lassithi Prefecture with over 15000 inhabitants.

 

Published in Lassithi Area

Kato Zakros, the seaport of (Ano) Zakros village, is located at south-eastern Crete, 115 km from Agios Nikolaos and 42 km from Sitia. It is the point where the famed European Path E4 which crosses France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria and Greece finishes.

 

 

Published in Lassithi Area

Xerokambos is a peaceful but extraordinary little town surrounded by mountains filled with caves and interesting natural rocky sculptures, located at south-eastern Crete, 8 kilometers far away from Kato Zakros and 123 kilometers from the capital city of Lassithi Prefecture, Agios Nikolaos.

 

Published in Lassithi Area

Chania city is the capital of Chania Prefecture, its administrative, economic, commercial and transportation center - located on its north-east part -  and the second biggest city in Crete.

Published in Chania Area

Heraklion City is the capital of Heraklion Prefecture and of the island of Crete. It is the major commercial, technological and financial centre and possesses all the characteristics of a big, vibrant city which keeps up with the contemporary pace.

Published in Heraklion Area

 

 

Moni (Monastery of) Preveli is located 37 km south of Rethymnon city, isolated on a magisterial landscape.

Published in Rethymnon Area

Plakias is a coastal village located in southern Crete, in the Rethymnon Prefecture, about 40 km south of Rethymnon city. It is built in the centre of the area of Gialia, very close to the ruins of the Minoan town of Lamon. 

Published in Rethymnon Area

Elafonissi is a small and beautiful island with white sand, which separates the mainland from the enclosed shallow and exotic lagoon with a depth of 1 meter or less, giving the impression of forming a cape.

Published in Chania Area

Maps of the 4 Cities in Crete:

  1. HERAKLION CITY MAP
  2. RETHYMNON CITY MAP
  3. AGIOS NIKOLAOS CITY MAP
  4. CHANIA CITY MAP
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Driving Routes in Crete by Rental Car

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Crete is a “great island”, both because of its age-old history and because of its size and life today.

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CretAquarium is newly opened in the resort of Gouves, located to the east side of Crete about 25 minutes away from Heraklion town. It is open all year long and provides a wonderful insight from a highly scientific scope, into the sea life of the Mediterranean Sea.

 

Published in Heraklion Area

Rethymnon city is the capital of Rethymnon county, third in size and still preserves its Medieval and Renaissance touch in the old part of it which lies under the walls of its sleepless guard, the Venetian fortress Fortezza.



Published in Rethymnon Area

Lake Kournas is the only freshwater lake in Crete with its own legends & myths, located 47 km from Chania city and very close to the borders with the prefecture of Rethymnon. A great destination for both winter and summer, a "painting" that adorns the prefecture of Chania. The Lake's current name derives from the Arabic word for lake.



Published in Chania Area

The seaside village of Loutro is situated at a distance of about 71 km south of Chania, Sfakia province, at the tip of the Cape Mouri. It is believed that this was the site of the ancient city of Finikas (Phoenix), and was the port of ancient Anopolis.

 

Published in Chania Area

Paleochora has a distance of 77 kilometres south of Chania town in south-western Crete. It is called the Bride of the Libyan Sea and is built on a long but narrow peninsula which stretches into the Libyan Sea on the south side of Crete.

 

Published in Chania Area

Frangokastello is in the area of Sfakia, on the south coast of west Crete, 13 kilometres east of Chora Sfakion, 82 kiliometers south of Chania town and west of Plakias. Frangokastello (castle of the Franks, Castel Franco or Franco Castello) took its name from the beautiful fortress the Venetians built in the shape of a rectangle, with a square tower on every corner right on the beach in 1371.


Published in Chania Area

 

 

Sitia or Siteia is a charming amphitheatric town in Lassithi Prefecture, 73 km from Agios Nikolaos, on the side of a hill in the northeast of the island, with a population now over 11,000 residents.

 

 

Published in Lassithi Area

Fodele is located in northern Crete between Heraklion and Rethymnon, about 29 km west of Heraklion town or 50 km east of Rethymnon town. With our arrival to Fodele we first see the beautiful sandy beach and then we follow the signs to enter in the village of Fodele, an original natural monument...

Published in Heraklion Area

Dikteon Andron (or Dikteon Cave or Dictaean Cave or Psychro Cave) is one of the most important and famous of the 3,000 caves in Crete. It is found in the dominant Mount Dicte range of the Lassithi plateau in East Crete and lies at an altitude of 1025 m. on its northern slopes. The distance from Agios Nikolaos is 48 Km.

 

Published in Lassithi Area

Agios Nikolaos is the capital city of Lassithi Prefecture in East Crete with a population of around 10.000 inhabitants, about 70 kilometres east of Heraklion. Built around the picturesque Lake Voulismeni it dominates the north-western side of the beautiful Merabello bay, the biggest bay in Crete. 


Published in Lassithi Area

Spinalonga is a small desserted island in East Crete, opposite Plaka and near to Elounda. The name derived from the latin phrase "spina lunga" that means long spine. Spinalonga is also known as the Leper Island, because lepers from Crete and the rest of Greece were quarantined there until 1957.

 

Published in Lassithi Area

Vai is famous for its palm forest located right on the beach and is one of the most popular sights in Crete and one of the most beautiful and special places in the whole Mediterranean. The exotic sandy beach of Vai with the unique palm trees wood in Europe is situated at a distance of 100 kilometers far from Agios Nikolaos at the Northeast and 27 kilometers eastern to Sitia.

 

Published in Lassithi Area

Agia Pelagia is a small but well organized coastal town suitable for relaxing holidays, with crystal clear beaches protected from the wave-creating north winds, located 25 kilometers west of Heraklion. Amfitheatrically built on the hills and slopes around the shore it will inspire awe to the visitor on day and night...

 

Published in Heraklion Area

Knossos, the most famous Palace of Minoan Civilization is located 5 kilometres southeast of Heraklion city-centre, along the road to Archanes village. Knossos is also known as Labyrinth.

 

Published in Heraklion Area

Kosmos Rent A Car in Crete was founded in 1979 in Heraklion. Since then our company’s course has been continuously expanding and of steady growth due to professional standards and high quality in our car rental services accompanied with competitive rates. A fact that places our company at the top of the list of car rental business in Crete...
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