Crete Island Sports & Outdoors

  Diving on Kalathas, Hiking at Stavros
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      Diving on Kalathas, Hiking at Stavros
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Beaches

Beaches, Crete Island

 5 Reviews  Preveli beach is a ery scenic beach, especially when seen from high up: there's the sea at the front and a river at the back. In one day you can get a salty and a resh water swim. You can also walk... 

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Biking the Lassithi plateau

Biking the Lassithi plateau, Crete Island

 1 Review  We had a great time, biking the Lassithi plateau for a few hours. Everything was there: helmet, water, supportcar, good and friendly guides.... And I can tell you, it wasn't easy for Rik and his crew... 

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Walking and Hiking

 2 Reviews  In Crete Island there are many walking paths. One of them is the European E4 walking path, it cover the whole island and touch some of the most scenery landscape in Crete. Some parts are very harsh... 

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go rock climbing

go rock climbing, Crete Island

 angelobike Says:  Go rock climbing in Capetaniana, Aghiofaraggo, Aghios Nikolaos, Sitia. Visit www.climbincrete.com for more details. You can climb almost all year round. Crete... 

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Scuba or Hiking

Scuba or Hiking, Crete Island

 bpwillet Says:  Crete has many Scuba shops and companies to choose from. If you have already been certified or would like to become certified they have all kinds of dives for... 

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Great island for physical sports

Great island for physical sports, Crete Island

 Lomma Says:  I am sure that biking is very nice to do here on this side of the island. The traffic seems to be a bit more calm here than on the Chania side.Also jogging and... 

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Samarian Gourge

Samarian Gourge, Crete Island

 misodiva Says:  A hike I will never forget. I am not in good shape, it took me about 6 hours to complete, 7 miles. We took a tour bus to the top, start early in am, go straight... 

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Surfing in water mania!

Surfing in water mania!, Crete Island

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Live the submarine experiance!

Live the submarine experiance!, Crete Island

 gmadmax Says:  In Chania's port there is one yellow(!) submarine (the title reminds beatles!) and with an hour trip you can see the wonderfull world of under the sea! 

Top 3 Hotels in Crete Island

Marni Village

 1 Review and 219 Opinions  Stayed in October 2006, and really have no complaints about the accomodation,Very friendly and... 

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Porto Elounda Hotel

 2 Reviews and 199 Opinions  Porto Elounda Hotel is situated in the Elounda Town near Aghios Nicholas city in Crete Island. This... 

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Sensatori Resort

 1 Review and 781 Opinions  I spotted this hotel in a holiday brochure and researched it further online. In spite of some... 

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 In Chania's port there is one yellow(!) submarine (the title reminds beatles!) and with an hour trip you can see the wonderfull world of under the sea! 

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Q:  I am trying to plan a trip to Balos beach next August. From what I can tell, the two options in getting there are (1) the ferry... 

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A: You really need to be there early to appreciate Balos at its full beauty! I was there in 2005, I drove the unpaved road with a small rented car. It have been awhile so... 

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In Search Of The Minotaur

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 Our base was Gouves on the north coast of Crete Island and to the east of Heraklion, this municipality spreads from the lovely beaches a few kilometres inland to the fertile fields and picturesque... 

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The REAL and IDEAL PaRaDiSe!

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  * 8 000 years of history... * birth-place of the first high-level civilization in Europe... * land of Ikaros and Minos... * home of El Greco, Kazantzakis and Venizelos... * located between East, West... 

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 "Crete 's mystery is extremely deep. Whoever sets foot on this island senses a mysterious force branching warmly and beneficently through his veins, senses his soul begin to grow" Nikos... 

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Crete

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 Crete is a very large island, so large it could actually be a country. It has on it 5 or 6 largeish cities as well as numerous towns and villages. Most of the holiday resorts are on the North coast,... 

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 With miles of beaches, cities that never go to sleep, deep gorges, rugged mountains, quaint villages, and all kinds of archeological sites, Crete is an island with something for everyone, no matter...... 

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