Site map of west-crete.com
Visit West Crete
This printed information is © www.west-crete.com 1999 - 2007 - The West Crete information site -

Site map

Home page English

Go to Home page German  (no site map)

Go to Home page French    site map


Main sections

Sub-sections site map


General information

Geography
 • Distances between localities
 • Climate, weather and seasons
 • The fauna of Crete
 • Satellite pictures of West Crete
History
Getting to Crete
 • Chania airport
Getting around in Crete
 • Distances between localities
 • Public bus
 • Driving customs
 • Taxis
 • Car and motorcycle rental
 • Ferryboats in South Crete
 • Hitchhiking
Eating and drinking
 • Greek and Cretan cooking
 • Cretan eating customs
 • Local drinks
Shopping
 • Overview of opening hours
 • Kiosks
 • Supermarkets
 • Public markets
 • Food and drink
 • Second-hand shops
 • Handicrafts
 • Newsagents and bookshops
 • Clothes
 • Shoes
 • Photography
Opening times of businesses
Feast days
Outdoor activities and sports
Entertainment
 • Cinemas in Chania
Cultural activities
 • Museums
 • Archaeological museum of Heraklion
Crete FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)


Services


Accommodation


Where to buy?
How to buy?
What to buy?
What to watch for?
Investment value


Top destinations

Top beaches and seaside villages
Top nature spots
 • Excursion to Omalos
All the beaches of West Crete
The beaches of West Crete in winter
Naturist beaches
Cities of West Crete
Museums
Ancient sites
 • Excursion to Polyrrhenia
Churches, chapels and monasteries
All the resorts and coastal villages of West Crete
 • Sfinari
 • Falasarna
 • Kolymbari
 • Maleme
 • Gerani
 • Platanias
 • Agia Marina
 • Stalos
 • Kalamaki
 • Galatas / Daratso
 • Agios Apostoli / Hrissi Akti (Golden Beach)
 • Chania  (Hania)
 • Kalathas
 • Stavros
 • Kalives
 • Almirida
 • Georgioupolis
 • Paleochora  (Paleohora)
 • Sougia
 • Agia Roumeli
 • Lykos
 • Finix
 • Loutro
 • Hora Sfakion  (Chora Sfakion)
 • Frangokastello
 • Rodakino
 • Plakias


Regions


Walks



 

 

 

Photos of Crete

Photo of the day
Photos of the day archive 2006
Photos of the day archive 2007
Photos of the day archive 2008
Photos of the month
 • January 2003
 • February 2003
 • March 2003
 • April 2003
 • May 2003
 • Summer 2003 - over 100 photos of the White Mountains
 • September 2003
 • October 2003
 • January 2004
 • February 2004
 • March 2004
 • April - May 2004
 • June 2004
 • Summer 2004
 • Autumn 2004
 • January 2005
 • February 2005
 • March 2005
 • April 2005
 • May 2005
 • June 2005
 • Summer 2005
Photos of Crete
 • Chania harbour
 • Chania town
 • A storm in Chania
 • A stroll through the old town of Chania
 • The South Coast
 • A walk along the South coast
 • The gorges of West Crete
 • The region of Sfakia
 • Akrotiri peninsula
 • Spring
 • Omalos plateau in winter (page 1)
 • Omalos plateau in winter (page 2)
 • Crete in the 1960s
 • The White Mountains in winter
 • The White Mountains in summer
 • Walking in the mountains
 • Mountains in the winter
 • Sunrise in the mountains
 • Moonscapes of the high mountain desert
 • Pachnes, the highest summit
 • The Madares
 • Flowers of the White Mountains|
 • Stones, rocks and crystals
 • Fauna of the mountains
 • Trees of the mountains
Flowers of Crete
Cretan endemic flowers
Greek endemic flowers growing in Crete
Flowers of Crete (non endemic)
Rare Cretan flowers
Orchids and Ophrys of Crete
Trees of Crete
 • Acantholimon androsaceum
 • Acanthus spinosus - Bear's breeches
 • Aethionema saxatile creticum - Burnt Candytuft
 • Alcea biennis
 • Ammophila Arenaria
 • Anchusa cespitosa
 • Anchusa italica (or Anchusa azurea)
 • Androcymbium rechingeri
 • Anemone coronaria
 • Anthemis samariensis
 • Anthyllis vulneraria
 • Arenaria cretica
 • Arisarum vulgare
 • Asphodeline Lutea
 • Asphodelus Ramosus - White Asphodels
 • Astragalus angustifolius
 • Barlia robertiana
 • Bellevalia brevipedicellata
 • Berberis cretica
 • Bupleurum kakiskalae
 • Calicotome villosa or Spiny broom
 • Campanula aizoides
 • Campanula cretica
 • Campanula jacquinii
 • Campanula laciniata
 • Centaurea idaea
 • Centaurea lancifolia
 • Centaurea pumilio
 • Centranthus sieberi
 • Cephalaria squamiflora
 • Ceterach officinarum - Rusty Back
 • Chrysanthemum coronarium - Crown daisies
 • Cistus creticus - Pink rockrose
 • Cistus parviflorus
 • Cistus salvifolius
 • Citrus sinensis - Orange
 • Clematis elisabethae-carolae
 • Crepis sibthorpiana
 • Crithmum maritimum
 • Crocus cartwrightianus
 • Crocus sieberi
 • Cyclamen creticum
 • Cytinus hypocistus ssp. clusii or Cytinus ruber
 • Daphne sericea
 • Delphinium staphisagria - Lice bane
 • Dracunculus vulgaris - Dragon arum
 • Ebenus cretica - Cretan ebony
 • Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii
 • Echium plantagineum
 • Erica manipuliflora
 • Euphorbia acanthothamnos
 • Euphorbia characias
 • Euphorbia rechingeri
 • Ferula communis  - Giant fennel
 • Galium incurvum
 • Glaucium flavum - Yellow horned poppy
 • Helichrysum conglobatum
 • Hypericum empetrifolium
 • Iberis sempervirens
 • Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa - Juniper
 • Lavendula stoechas - Wild lavender
 • Limonium graecum
 • Lomelosia sphaciotica
 • Lupinus pilosus - Blue lupin
 • Mandragora officinarum
 • Medicago marina - Sea medick
 • Muscari comosum - Tassel hyacynth
 • Myosotis solange
 • Onobrychis sphaciotica
 • Onopordum bracteatum ssp. creticum
 • Orchis italica - Italian orchid
 • Orchis pauciflora
 • Ophrys spruneri
 • Ophrys tenthredinifera - Sawfly Ophrys
 • Oxalis pes-caprae - Bermuda buttercup
 • Nepeta sphaciotica
 • Paeonia clusii
 • Pancratium maritimum - Sea daffodil
 • Papaver rhoeas - Common poppy
 • Petromarula pinnata
 • Phlomis fruticosa or Jerusalem sage
 • Pimpinella tragium subsp. depressa
 • Prunus prostrata
 • Ranunculus asiaticus
 • Ruta chalepensis
 • Satureja alpina
 • Satureja spinosa
 • Scilla nana (Chionodoxa cretica)
 • Scolymus hispanicus
 • Sedum magellense
 • Sedum tristriatum
 • Sideritis syriaca - "Cretan mountain tea"
 • Silene colorata
 • Silene variegata
 • Staehelina petiolata
 • Teucrium brevifolium
 • Thymus capitatus (or Coridothymus capitatus) - Thyme
 • Tragopogon sinuatus
 • Tulipa cretica
 • Tulipa goulimyi
 • Tulipa saxatilis (Tulipa bakeri)
 • Umbilicus horizontalis
 • Urginea maritima - Sea squill
 • Verbascum arcturus
 • Verbascum macrurum
 • Verbascum sinuatum
 • Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica
 • Viola fragrans

Satellite pictures of West Crete
Send a postcard
Desktop wallpapers of Crete
Crete screensaver


Daily photos of Crete

(Note that dates are shown using the dd/mm/yy format)

Daily photos pages 2010

Daily photos pages 2009

Daily photos pages 2008

Daily photos pages 2007

Daily photos pages 2006