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Overview of Crete : Trust our advices of what you can do in a week time on Crete ! Seaside: Bathe in warm waters at Elafonisi of south west Chania, or relax in the shade of the palm forest of Vai beach. Walk in deserted beaches, find your own private beach and spend your day quiet. Inland Talk to Cretan old people and children in any of the villages of Psiloritis mountain, feel the hospitality of Cretans and stop for a fresh juice to a traditional coffe shop- kafeneio! Escape: Visit Anogia village and walk inland the mountainous villages, olive groves in Fodele and Banana groves in Arvi village, find fresh fruits oranges and mantarin in Chania region, walk in the fantastic phoenix trees of Vai Palm beach, walk through ancient Ruins of Minoan civilization at Knossos palace in Heraklion. Adventure: Walk or Trek the fantastic Samaria Gorge at Chania region, find specious animals and plants during the direction as well as churches. Go for water skiing at any organized beach with blue flag, cycle with a biking team in the mountains of the island, through sunny and dusty areas. Eat & Drink: You can taste fresh seafood mainly to any of southern Cretan villages, taste the grilled lamb at the mountainous villages as well as vegetarian food at every local Tavern, Cretan have a great tradition in vegetarian food, eat the fresh home made pies-where in every place on the island are different cooked. Eat Feta cheese and Myzithra cheese. Nightlife: Loud and fun-fuelled Malia and Malia beach bars, Hersonisos port and Hersonisos town bars, keep the party-hungry happy with all-night clubbing, drinking races and a karaoke overdose. Eat at a luxury VIP restaurant of Elounda or Hersonisos and taste Gourmet food at high standards. Take Home-what to take with you. Fill your bags with Cretan olive oil, Cretan wine, Cretan cheese,Tsikoudia- raki, Thyme honey, herbs and nuts at Heraklion Central Market. Find handcrafted leather boots, bags and blue pottery in Chania Agora Market center, and cavernous cellars stocking Greek wines in Archanes and Peza villages. Prepare: Make sure you will have a pair of sunglasses ready to wear, be patient to taste all Cretan diet food and wines.Crete YearCome to taste the fantastic Rethymnon carnival on February, visit the eastern part of Crete, Sitia, to find calmness and peace. Stay in a stone made house at Elia village of Chania and feel the smell of the environment and juices of life! PublicHolidays: New Year's Day (1 Jan), Epiphany (6 Jan), Orthodox Shrove Monday (Mar), Independence Day (25 Mar), Easter Monday (Mar-Apr), Labour Day (1 May), Pentecost (Jun), Assumption (15 Aug), Ochi Day (Greece entered WW2 in 1940 on 28 Oct), Christmas (25-26 Dec) and many other of Saint namedays that differ from place to place and village to village.Cretans are very Religious people. Weather: Crete sizzles at temperatures of up to 43-46°C in July and mostly August, when partying picks up a pace and the busiest resorts. Come in winter time when temperatures hover around 15°C to see the mountains covered in snow and almond trees bloom. The island is carpeted with flowers in spring – expect highs of around 20-25°C.Febry=uary and mid January months are very warm. Generally the weather is very mild in this part of Greece.
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