Hi,
Me and my partner have been to Rhodes twice and loved how the island was big enough to have lots of things to see and do, but small enough to explore the whole of it.
I've read that Crete is the biggest island in Greece so am wondering if anyone can suggest where I should consider staying in Crete if I want to be able to experience as much of it as possible? I want to be in a central location and close by to a beach. But most importantly I want to be near-ish to other great towns and villages as well as all the monuments, ruins and top attractions.
Probably a lot to ask for, I'm not sure! In Rhodes we used a lot of Taxis, buses and excursion companies so we don't mind doing that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I've looked online and in books but am now getting in quite a muddle!
Many thanks
Also, we love small self catering studios and apartments rather than hotels because we dont tend to spend long at the accomodation! And are looking to go away 28th August-ish for two weeks.
best look for somthing around the main town of Irakilon [herakilon] it is central to most of the island
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Crete's a big and varied island. If you want a wild night life and good beaches then east of Heraklion is as wild as it gets.....too many drunken Brits for me! I've always preferred the Chania area to the west. It's scenically more beautiful, also has great beaches but the White Mountains are spectacular. The night life in Chania is also very good. The Samaria Gorge is the biggest in Europe and Falasarna beach has been voted the best in Europe more than once. It's also more typically Cretan. The famous Minoan ruins are at Knossos near Heraklion but you can do that from Chania area. Hope this helps. Once you've done both east and west of the island you always go back to the west.
clareyfairy17 , i went to Rhodes last year and loved it , we have booked to go to crete for 2010 and staying in Hersonissos, having not stayed there before we will use local transport to get around the island , we dont really want loud night club bars , and prefer laid back taverna's , so hopefully we are close enough if we want it , and far enough away if we dont . we are staying at the Bellos apartments , which will probably be used just for somewhere to sleep .
The area of Ag Nik we were staying in - right on the beach at the Polydoras - VERY few brits. On the beach just outside our studio, I think in the whole week we heard just one English voice. Predominantly greek families.
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