Crete

Crete Synopsis

From Crete's beaches, lovely towns, ancient sites to watersports, mountains walks and traditional music, it's all found in this new Crete Berlitz Pocket Guide - a new edition to the best-selling Berlitz Pocket Guide range. Fully revised and updated, featuring stunning new cover designs and freshly revised page layouts, this handy guide is packed with all the information you need for your trip. Clear colour-coded sections enable you to locate the information you need easily, with sections on history, where to go, what to do, eating out, handy travel tips, hotels & restaurants and other insightful features, allowing you to make the most of your leisure time. Written by a local expert, this guide offers comprehensive coverage of Crete's attractions, identifying the top 10 sights Crete has to offer, as well as highlighting the island's best shopping, sports, entertainment and children's activities. Shopaholics are well catered for with a dedicated section on shopping, with advice on the best places to find textiles, leather, clothing, edibles, art and icons, pottery and ceramics, jewellery and much more. An 'Eating Out' section provides information on where to go and what the local specialities are. For those wishing to explore beyond the island, a detailed excursion to the beautiful island of Santorini is recommended, with suggested visits to Fira, aa, Purgos and AkrotAiri. Insightful cultural advice on Minoans and the Cretan Renaissance gives you a deeper understanding of the island's heritage. Accommodation for all budgets is also recommended, along with an A-Z of practical travel tips covering currency, health and medical care, language tips, translations and how to get around, supported with detailed mapping to aid orientation. Street plans of Iraklio and Hania are also included in this guide. Colour photography throughout the book provides a highly visual introduction to Crete and the comprehensive information inside helps travellers get to the heart of the destination - making this guide truly a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit. Small in size and big on content, this guide actually fits into a pocket - perfect for a weekend or longer trip away.