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Tourists in Heraklion
This is unfortunately our last day in Crete and we decide to spend it in Heraklion with a visit to its very famous museum. The museum is actually under refurbishment at the moment but thank god they had a temporary exhibition set-up next door. Mum would have ...
Rethymnon & Phaestos
Today we spent the morning in Rethymnon, a lovely town about 60km East of Heraklion. We like Rethymnon way more than Heraklion. There is a lovely market in the old town and a beautiful little harbour area whit loads of restaurants by the water. Highly recommended!!! After spending a few hours in town we head for lunch in a little village by the sea, called Ayia Gallini. Food is nice and prices are good too. A nice place to stop for a bite. Next step, ...
Coastal Road to Panormo
... of Crete. Now you never know what you are going to get when you book a car online, but I was more than happy when the Avis rep confirmed that we had a Audi A4 cabriolet for the next 3 days :-) We pick up the car from the airport and immediately drop the roof to soak up the sun as we head along the coast road to find the hotel before Daniela and Chris arrive later in the afternoon. On the way we stop off in ...
Arrived in Heraklion
... wear my sit belt Mr driver), the driver decided that the best way to sort the issue was to repeatedly smash the part of the car from where the noise was coming from, with his wrist. It worked. Our Hotel is conveniently located opposite the harbour and we can even see our boat from the balcony. They don't sail on Saturday therefore we have to wait until the following morning to reach Santorini. I can't ...
Best breakfast and a beautiful palace in Crete
... small group tour of the palace, and it's really worth it. She shared all kinds of information about the ancient ruins that we never could have figured out on our own. The Palace was built four times, first in 1700 BC as the home of King Minos. According to Greek mythology, Minos is the son of Zeus and Europa. Zeus transformed himself into a white bull. When Europa climbed on his back, he swam with her to Crete. Until 1878, the Palace was ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Beach
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Wheelchair accessibility