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Crete general
Living
in Crete  a
very useful guide for people wanting to live in Crete. It now
has a bulletin board
Crete,
all the island in pictures  a
nice French photos site, also translated into English
Kreta-Impressionen  a
well made photo site
ExploreCrete  a
good site with nice photos
East
Crete describes
the holiday resorts
of Crete east of Heraklion
Crete region or town
The
village of Sougia the
web site of Sougia in south-west Crete
Seaside
resorts of West Crete an
overview with links to holiday spots
Postcard
from West Crete a
nicely designed and well-written site about West Crete
Wolfgang
Kistler's Sfakia and Crete pages a
site with beautiful, unique pictures about Sfakia and the rest
of Crete
The
Cretan guide to living in North Western Crete a
very informative private web site about the region of Kissamos
and Crete in general.
Agia
Roumeli  offers
plenty of information about the village of Agia Roumeli.
Sfakia plenty
of information about the region of Sfakia as well as Crete in general.
One of the best Cretan sites available
Sfakia a
beautiful multimedia presentation of the region of Sfakia, nowadays
and 25 years ago. In French only.
Municipality
of Hania information
about Chania - updates are sporadic.
Rethymnon city
guide of Rethymnon and places of interest in the area
Rethymnon  information
about Rethymnon
Plakias infos
on Plakias, photographs
The
Sfakia survey Academic
study of the Sfakia region.
The
gorge of Samaria what
you need to know before walking the gorge of Samaria
Transportation & Travel
KTEL
Hania and Rethimnon buses
in Hania and Rethimnon district. Very informative site
Aegean
Airlines
Olympic
Airlines
ANEK
Lines  great
ferries between the mainland and Crete as well as Italy and Greece
Minoan
Lines ferries
between Heraklion and Piraeus as well as Italy - Greece
Superfast
Ferries a
fast connection betwen Italy and Patras
Weather links
Poseidon
reliable weather forecast for Greece
Meteo.gr one
of the best weather sites Chania
forecasts Rethymnon
forecasts Paleochora
forecasts
Weather
Heraklion
weather site
Weather
Chania weather
site
Museums, archaeology and culture
Greek
Ministry of Culture information on archaeological sites, monuments
and museums.
Minoan
Crete excellent
and comprehensive information about Minoan Crete and archaeological
sites.
The
Sfakia survey Academic
study of the Sfakia region.
Traditional Cretan dance Traditional dance group of Sfakia
Maritime
museum of Crete a
short presentation of this very nice museum
The
Hellenic Book Service a
specialist Greek bookshop in London
Wall
paintings in Crete  a
personal site about byzantine wall paintings on Crete.
The
Etz Hayyim synagogue in Chania
Library
of the University of Crete
Learning Greek
Lexis offers
intensive and on-going Greek language courses in Chania as well
as cultural activities.
Art - Writing
Jonathan
Slack superb
photographs of Crete
Phil
Bebbington includes
many galleries of photos of Crete
Crete blog also includes many memories of Crete as it was some years ago
Activities
Climbing
in Crete beautiful
and informative site about Crete for climbers and mountaineers
Flowers of Crete learn more about the wild flowers of Crete by joining excursions or by becoming a member of Flowers in Crete
Mountaineering
on Crete by
the Greek Association of mountaineers Rethymnon
Notos
Mare Diving Centre in
Hora Sfakion, South Crete
Olympic Bike mountain bike tours, recreational biking tours and bike rental in Rethymnon. They also service the Georgioupolis and Chania area.
Paragliding web
site of the ICNA (International Club of Natural Activities). Mainly
about paragliding on Crete.
Walks
in West Crete my services as a private walking
guide in West Crete. Not a bad option if you want to go
to really special places but don't want to waste time finding
them.
Walking
tours in West Crete walking
tours in the White Mountains and the South-West of Crete
The
Happy Walker organizes
day walks and walking tours in the Rethimnon area
Accommodation - Property - Real estate
Hotels
of Crete on the web is
an independent, non-commercial directory of hotels and other
lodgings with a presence on the Internet. The only criteria needed
to be listed is an email contact (giving the possibility to enquire
and book online) and an up-to-date price list. Surprisingly,
many hotels still have web sites without a price list!
A
guide to buying property in Crete No
nonsense and unbiased advice
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