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Lonely Planet Greek Islands
by: Korina Miller; Michael Clark; Chris Deliso; Des Hannigan; Victoria Kyriakopoulos
Experience the best of the Greek Islands with Lonely Planet. With our 6th edition you'll find relaxing beaches on laid-back Ikaria, indulge in fine dining on fashionable Mykonos, glide past dolphins on a diving trip Hydra and explore ancient Crete at the Minoan palace of Knossos.
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
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Crete
by: Barry Unsworth
"His keen understanding of history and legend...illuminate[s] his visits." —Publishers Weekly
"A vivid picture of the island." —Associated Press
"It is hard to think of anywhere on earth where so many firsts and mosts are crammed into a space so small," Barry Unsworth writes of the isle of Crete. Birthplace of the Greek god Zeus, the Greek alphabet, and the first Greek laws, as well as the home of 15 mountain ranges and the longest gorge in Europe, this land is indisputably unique.
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Crete: Discovering the 'Great Island'
by: John Freely
Crete is a major travel destination with two million visitors per year. This guide is the product of a long summer the author spent living in a crumbling Venetian tower, explorer every inch of the island for future travelers. Packed with history, myth and travelogue, this should be an indispensable guide for all travelers to Crete. Included inside are maps and detailed itineraries that cover all the must-see cities, palaces, churches and places of historical and cultural significance on the island.
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Frommer's Crete Day by Day
by: Jos Simon
- The itinerary-based Day by Day guides show you the best of everything in a time-efficient way, perfect for travellers who want to tailor their trip
- Sightseeing highlights include Samaria Gorge, Europe's longest gorge and one of the most spectacular in the world; and Knossos Palace, one of the most significant archaeological sites in Crete.
- Crete is one of the most popular Greek Islands and has the longest summers in Greece; it's a great destination for culture vultures as well as those interested in nature.
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Crete - Greece
Ferries to Crete: www.ferriesgreekislands.com Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea at 8336 km² (3219 square miles). Crete is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece and covers the same area as the Greek region of Crete from before the 1987 administrative reform. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece; while it retains its own local cultural traits (such as its own music and dialect), Cretans identify themselves as Greeks. Heraklion is the largest city and capital of Crete. ( source Wikipedia )
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Crete - Popular Destinations
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The Ancient Island of Crete - Knossos
Crete (Greek: Κρήτη, transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea at 8336 km² (3219 square miles). Crete is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece and covers the same area as the Greek region of Crete from before the 1987 administrative reform[1]It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece; while it retains its own local cultural traits (such as its own music and dialect), Cretans identify themselves as Greeks. Heraklion is the largest city and capital of Crete. The first human settlements on the island, dating to the aceramic Neolithic, used cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and dogs as well as domesticated cereals and legumes; ancient Knossos was the site of one of these major Neolithic (then later Minoan) sites.[2] Crete was the centre of Europe's most ancient civilisation; the Minoan. Early Cretan history is replete with legends such as those of King Minos, Theseus, Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus passed on orally via poets such as Homer. Crete was involved in the Mithridatic Wars, initially repelling an attack by Roman general Marcus Antonius Creticus in 71 BC. Nevertheless, a ferocious three-year campaign soon followed under Quintus Caecilius Metellus, equipped with three legions and Crete was finally conquered by Rome in 69 BC, earning for Metellus the title "Creticus". Gortyn was made capital of the island, and Crete became a Roman province, along ...
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Beaches - Crete
crete-kreta.com The island of Crete is a sun drenched paradise with long sandy beaches, exotic lagoons, rocky bays and translucent seas in all shades of blue and green. With so many of them, there is one for every taste; either cosmopolitan or secluded.
