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Holiday Attractions In Crete
Author : Mark Bartley
Crete ranks up there amongst the most popular holiday islands in the Mediterranean. Fine, warm weather, great holiday accommodation, cultural attractions and great coastal holiday locations all contribute to a perfect offering for tourists seeking a place that delivers on all fronts. The Venetian harbour area is a particular favourite and home to a wide selection of cafes and restaurants where travellers can relax and enjoy the mild evenings taking dinner outside and watching the world go by.
One angle of tourism that may have changed forever for places like Crete is their willingness to promote themselves more widely and more actively. Perhaps in the past they have willing to leave that marketing to the tour operators who booked up the flights, hotels and villas in advance to make up their package offerings, but now the resorts are quite prepared to take some control of their own destiny. With more and more people arranging holidays in a self-service fashion by booking cheap flights and renting villas themselves, the resorts now have a ready market of potential customers they can target.
The Chania Festival includes various dance and musical performances, some traditional others more contemporary and culminates at the end of August with the traditional Sardine Festival on Chania's Nea Hora beach. The Nea Hora beach is perfect for families with safe bathing on a wide white sandy stretch of coast not too far from the city.
If the beaches of Chania itself are a little too crowded or commercial, the beach at Elafonisi in the far south-west corner of Crete, makes a perfect alternative. One or two tavernas provide drinks and refreshments but apart from that development at Elafonisi is minimal. This really is a "get away from it all" location and a lovely place to spend a relaxing day, or evening, watching the sun go down.
Other places not to miss on Crete include the island's greatest Minoan Palace at Knossos, though by many to be the centre of Minoan civilization which ruled the island 4,500 years ago. As you can imagine the remains of buildings that date back so far are very minimal, but the fact that anything remains is amazing.
Another area to be discovered in the early 1900's is Gournia, a place that is now though to be the best preserved example of Minoan culture anywhere. Archaeologists are still working at Gournia, which was thought to be home to over 4000 residents at one time and is still revealing many amazing artifacts from its past.
As well as being a great place for beach lovers, Crete is also attractive to those who like to be more active during their holidays and walkers in particular can find plenty of challenges on this varied island. The Samaria Gorge walk ends in a boat trip, due to the location of the arrival point on the coast which cannot be reached by vehicles.
Crete also has hundreds of miles of other tracks and trails, along the coast and inland, for walkers to find solitude if they wish. There are opportunities to walk in areas unaffected by tourism and be able to experience the more traditional Crete enjoyed by its residents.
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Mark has travelled widely around the Mediterranean and for a varied and interesting holiday he suggests that flights to Crete represent great value at the moment.
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Submitted : 2010-07-30 Word Count : 626 Popularity: 105 Times Viewed: 9
