Crete tourist guide

Istro, located near Agios Nikolaos, is one of the places we are happy to return to. One of the reasons for our frequent visits is that there are several sandy beaches in the vicinity of this town, perfect for a lazy holiday. Their additional advantage is their location in the depths of small bays, which, together with the surrounding mountains, provide excellent protection against the wind. Of course, the sea most often does not look like in the video below, but usually on these beaches you can count on much smaller waves than in other regions of Crete.

Such a hail today caused great damage in Malia, Crete. As announced, the forecasts about the break in the weather have come true. But surely no one expected such extreme hailstones. We can share photos thanks to the kindness of our friends, Weronika and Ewa, who live in Crete.

October 18, 1937 brought unprecedented weather phenomena to Crete, which resulted in the death of as many as 16 people. Today's "news" is a calendar card presenting the events from 83 years ago.

The very good weather in Crete meant that the Chania Forest District decided to extend the availability of the Samaria National Park until the end of this month. Originally, the entrance to the trail was to be available only until October 16. Of course, if the weather conditions change to such an extent that there are problems with the smooth passage of visitors through the gorge, it will close earlier. However, at the moment, if you are currently in Crete and you want to go this route, it is possible.

Among all the places worth visiting in Crete, one can distinguish the constant leaders of those that invariably appear at the top of the popularity list every season. For western Crete, it will certainly be beaches such as Elafonisi or the Balos lagoon. In the central part of the island, the island of Spinalonga is very popular, as we wrote about recently. The excavations of the Palace of Knossos are also eagerly visited. Going further east of Crete, the island of Chrissi cannot be overlooked. Cruises to this small piece of land are very popular among tourists vacationing in the vicinity of Ierapetra. What makes this island unique is the cedar forest that covers it, as well as very picturesque beaches covered with golden sand, according to the name of the island (χρυση - gold). Today we would like to share with you a short film made on this island by Giannis Psaroudakis.

At the end, however, we would like to mention that such great popularity among tourists carries a huge burden on the local natural environment. For a long time, scientists have been alarming that due to the large number of people moving around Chrissi, the cedar forest covering the island is endangered. You can read more about it in the article: The endangered cedar forest on the island of Chrissi

When choosing a holiday destination, many people take into account various factors. In our opinion, one of the most important criteria is the lack of bothersome noise, i.e. peace. While in smaller towns or those located on the sidelines, noise is not a problem, in larger cities it is a serious inconvenience. A large part of people who had the "unpleasantness" of living in a hotel whose windows overlook the main streets of the city know perfectly well that you leave such holidays very tired. And Greek cities are very specific in this respect.

The Greek Civil Aviation Authority yesterday announced a decision to extend all travel restrictions to Greece until October 25. So, if any of you are going to Greece in the near future, you should remember not only to fill in the PLF form, but also to perform the COVID-19 test. From October 3, people traveling from Poland to Greece are admitted only if they have a negative test result, no later than 72 hours before crossing the Greek border.

In July last year, the inhabitants of Crete and world opinion were shocked by the murder of Suzanne Eaton, 59, from the United States, who flew to the island for a scientific conference. Perhaps some of you remember when we informed about this matter on our website . This cruel and shocking story has ended this afternoon. At a court hearing, the 28-year-old perpetrator was found guilty of murder and rape.

Suzanne Eaton and her killer . Photo source: www.cretalive.gr