Crete in the Frommer's Day By Day series is a pocket-sized guide ideal for short trips, covering a variety of budgets. The best sights of each destination are listed in convenient full-day tours for one, two or three days such as: thematic tours for interests including art, architecture & history are described, allowing you to get the most out of your time; walking tours take you around each destination ...

This Rother Walking Guide to Crete East presents the hiker with a wide variety of 50 tour recommendations encompassing all regions of the eastern part of the isl&. The selections range from the ”bathing suit walk” to hikes reaching hidden bays, excursions to picturesque villages & secluded monasteries, to tours of the alpine mountain terrain. Special attention has also been paid to the many ancient sites which, especially in Eastern Crete, can be optimally integrated into the walks. Many of the 50 tour recommendations are excellent for families with children or older hikers. Each tour recommendation is described in a detailed & informed manner, & is illustrated with a colour photo as well as a hiking map having the ideal scale of 1:50, 000 or 1:75, 000 & an illustration of the route; there are also 3 overview maps at 1:650, 000, ideal for planning. About this series: Rother Walking Guides were first published in 1920- since then Bergverlag Rother have continued to produce these comprehensive guides to “the finest valley & mountain walks”. Each book has a detailed description of walks, small walking maps & many tips on combining the walks, places of interest, accommodation & public transport; the guides are all in full colour with varying scales & types of cartography
- the walks themselves vary from day-long hikes to mountain & valley walks, with varying levels of ease & difficulty indicated. Small enough to fit in your pocket, comprehensive enough to take you everywhere; the books are printed in paperback but with a polytex-laminated cover, making them extremely durable too.
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Eastern Crete from Harms Verlag, with contours, altitude tints & relief shading presenting the island's mountainous terrain. Road network

Includes:: unpaved roads & shows intermediate distances on many routes. Sea ferry links & local airports are marked. An overprint shows the E4 long-distance route & several local hiking paths. Tourist information

Includes:: scenic roads, archaeological sites, campsites, youth hostels, mountain refuges, museums, bathing beaches, viewpoints, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10' intervals, with margin ticks at 1'. Map legend

Includes:: English. The map

Includes:: street plans of central Iraklion, Agios Nikolaos, Ierapetra & Sitia, plus a plan of the archaeological site at Knossos.







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Crete in the Essential Guides Series from the AA, exploring the best places to see & things to do in a range of popular destinations. Each illustrated, pocket-sized guide is divided into five sections
- the essence of the area, planning your trip, the best places to see, best things to do & an exploration of notable highlights, organised by area. An introductory chapter profiles each destination &

Includes:: notes on local cuisine & recommendations for short breaks. A planning section advises on pre-trip preparations & getting there & around as well as outlining useful language tips & what


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Crete in the Eyewitness Top 10 series from Dorling Kindersley is a condensed format guide book featuring dozens of illustrated, top ten lists for the traveller regardless of their disposable budget. To save you time & money a Top 10 Things to Avoid is also included. Top 10 lists are given for things to see & do across the isl&, as well as the top ten features of particular locations or events. Practicalities are not forgotten as Top 10s are also provided for topics such as planning your trip, getting around & shopping. Accommodation lists provide the ten most recommended places to stay for a range of budgets, whilst restaurant top tens feature as the guide works its way through the location in question. Simple, small street plans illustrate the location of the top ten recommends within their neighbourhoods & basic, fold out maps form the inside covers. An additional pull out feature of the guide suggests ideas on how to spend your day & a phrase section is included which will help the traveller to acclimatise. ...

Crete in the Eyewitness Top 10 series from Dorling Kindersley is a condensed format guide book featuring dozens of illustrated, top ten lists for the traveller regardless of their disposable budget. To save you time & money a Top 10 Things to Avoid is also included. Top 10 lists are given for things to see & do in & around town, as well as the top ten features of particular locations or events. Practicalities are not forgotten as Top 10s are also provided for topics such as planning your trip, getting around town & shopping. Accommodation lists provide the ten most recommended places to stay for a range of budgets, whilst restaurant top tens feature as the guide works its way through the location in question. Simple, small street plans illustrate the location of the top ten recommends within their neighbourhoods & basic, fold out maps form the inside covers. An additional pull out feature of the guide suggests ideas on how to spend your day & a phrase section is included which will help the traveller to acclimatise. ...

Crete in a series of Top 10 Tips maps from Freytag & Berndt covering Europe’s popular tourist destination at 1:150, 000, on a double-sided map with street plans, plans of main archaeological sites, & a booklet with brief, multilingual descriptions of the island’s 10 best locations & places of interest. Topography is shown by bold relief shading with spot heights & names of mountain ranges, peaks, etc. Road network

Includes:: a selection of small local tracks & highlights scenic routes. Picturesque towns & villages are highlighted & a range of icons mark various places of interest, including archaeological sites, churches, museums, marinas, campsites, youth hostels, golf courses, etc. The island’s 10 best sights are prominently marked & given brief multilingual descriptions in a booklet attached to the map cover. All place names are shown in both Greek & Latin alphabets. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 10’. Map legend & the descriptions of main sights include English. Also included are street plans of central Iraklion, Rethymnon, Chania & Aghios Nikolaos, plus plans of the archaeological sites at Knossos, Festos, Aghia Triada, Zakros & Malia.

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Crete on a laminated, tear-resistant Insight Flexi Map, showing the island at 1:225, 000 divided between the two sides of the map, with an index of places of interest, a street plan of central Iraklion (Heraklion), plus extensive tourist information. The map shows Crete ...

Insight Flexi Map Crete: This easy to use, full-colour, water-proof map is all you need to navigate Crete. It also



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The High Mountains of Crete is Loraine Wilson’s authoritative Cicerone guide to the best walking routes in Crete’s mountainous regions. The guide covers walks in the well-known Samaria Gorge & the other dramatic gorges & numerous peaks rising to over 2100m, alongside high mountain plains, forested crags, massive cliffs & remote beaches. This new edition also

Includes:: Mount Ida in central Crete & the Lassithi mountains to the east. The guide is structured in three main parts, each encompassing specific geographical regions. Part 1 explores the White Mountains
- The Lefka Ori
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Includes:: the Omalos Plain, the Northern Foothills, the Askifou Plain, Anopolis, the South Coast of Sfakia & Mountain Treks. Part 2 encompasses Psilritis
- Mount Ida, including Walks & Treks from the Trailheads of the Foothills & from the Trailheads on the Nida Plain. Part 3 provides a selection of routes in the Lassithi Mountains. Each walk & trek has a Information Box with details on difficulty grading, starting & finishing points, highest points, height gain & loss, approximate distance & time allowance. A comprehensive introduction gives details on getting to Crete by plane or ferryboat, shopping & accommodation & advice on practical considerations such as equipment, weather, the best time to go & potential hazards. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by colour sketch diagrams mapping the route as well as colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of the region.






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