Crete tourist guide

The Venetian port of Chania is one of the best known tourist destinations in Crete. Picturesque houses, Faros lighthouse, characteristic benches and a huge number of taverns located along the waterfront are associated with the port. During the season, the Venetian Port attracts crowds from the morning until late at night. It is not surprising, therefore, that as part of a charity campaign, the Cretans decided to bring order to this city's showcase.

Photos come from the site zarpanews.gr

In the last hours, the Greek government has again changed its decisions regarding the possibility of tourists entering Greece. Let us remind you that on Friday evening another new list of 29 countries was published, from which tourists can come to Greece from June 15. You probably remember that Poland was not on this list. However, yesterday evening the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Tourism once again changed the entry rules for citizens of different countries. All changes have been published in the guidelines entitled "Greece welcomes the world" . According to the information contained therein, Greece will welcome the world in several phases and not unconditionally.

As most of you already know, Greece has verified an earlier list of countries from which the first tourists may come. Initially, Poland was also mentioned among 19 countries. However, after analyzing the epidemiological data of each country and taking into account the recommendations of the Commission on Infectious Diseases and the European Aviation Safety Agency, yesterday presented a new list of 29 countries, which eventually lacked Poland. This decision confirmed the earlier announcements of the Greek government, which a few weeks earlier had said that the decisions made would be primarily for the safety of its own citizens. At the same time, it is worth remembering that this decision applies to those tourists who have wanted to fly to Greece from 15 June, at the earliest possible date. Within this period, international flights to Greece are to be operated only to Athens and Thessaloniki. At present, it is known that regional airports, e.g. in Chania or Heraklion, are to be closed at that time. Unless the government decides otherwise;)

The Greek airline Aegean Airlines announced its guidelines on how to implement flights under the sanitary regime. It is worth to read them, because this is the most likely this year's flights to Greece will take place. In addition to the obvious recommendations for the flight itself, the press release also contained guidelines for behavior at the airport.

At the beginning it is worth emphasizing something that should not surprise anyone: the need to use masks will apply not only when staying at the airport, but also during the entire flight. An important note is also that for reasons of safety and improved service, passengers will be able to carry only one personal item with them: one women's / men's handbag or one case for an electronic device (laptop / camera) or one piece of hand luggage with dimensions and weight in accordance with the flight tariff.

A few days ago we reminded of the next anniversary of the Battle of Crete , which was the beginning of the German occupation of the island. After several days of fierce fighting, on May 26-28, 1941, the German army defeated the defenders of Chania and Souda and occupied both cities. Overcoming the mountains, the Allies from the Chania region reached the area of Chora Sfakion on the southern coast of Crete, from where they were evacuated by sea between 28 May and 1 June. In this way over 11,000 soldiers left the island. Heraklion and Rethymno resisted the longest. However, the British troops defending the capital of Crete were also evacuated on the night of May 28-29, without informing the Greek forces.

Sick Sfakion: a place commemorating the evacuation of the Allies

The management of the port of Agios Nikolaos was informed yesterday by a private person about the identification of about 10 missiles on the rocky seabed near the town of Plaka next to Elounda. The ammunition probably comes from World War II and was found only 1.5-2 meters deep. Each shell is approximately 0.3 meters long. Some of them have already corroded, so the appropriate naval team is expected to remove this find within a week. Soldiers are also to search a larger area of the sea bottom, because maybe this is not the only souvenir of this type in this area.

Today we have something for all those who Crete escaped from their holiday plans this year. If you miss her landscapes, then we encourage you to watch the following about an hour movie. In this very long clip you will find many places characteristic for Crete. What we personally miss the most, and which almost constantly goes through the subsequent shots of this film, is a view of the sea and the coast of Crete. Nice watch!

As every year, a list of beaches was announced in May, which was awarded the Blue Flag this year. Worldwide, the International Commission has awarded this distinction to 3,895 beaches, 691 marinas and 82 tourist boats. In Greece, this year the characteristic Blue Flag will float on 497 beaches, in 14 marinas and on 6 tourist boats. This means that Greece in the world ranking took 2nd place among 47 countries participating in this program. In the case of Crete, 117 beaches were awarded, two more than last year.