• CRETE IS A BIG ISLAND AND CHANIA IS A BIG CITY. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIRING A CAR WHILST YOU’RE HERE

    IF YOU ARRIVE BY PLANE, THERE ARE ALL MAJOR CAR HIRE COMPANIES

    IF YOU ARRIVE BY FERRY IN EITHER SOUDA OR KISSAMOS, MOST MAJOR CAR HIRE COMPANIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THERE.

    ALTERNATIVELY, IF YOU’RE FERRYING FROM ATHENS TO CRETE, CONSIDER HIRING A CAR FROM ATHENS AND BUYING A FERRY TICKET FOR YOUR CAR FOR EASE WHEN TRAVELLING WITH LOTS OF LUGGAGE.

    SIXT
    HERTZ
    EUROPCAR
    KAYAK
    CHANIA CAR RENTALS
    AVIS

  • TAKE A WALK DOWN THE VENETIAN HARBOUR TOWARDS THE LIGHTHOUSE. YOU’LL FIND LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL BOATS WITH SIGNAGE FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES ADVERTISING THEIR RATES AND TOURS. ALTERNATIVELY, HERE ARE SOME COMPANIES TO REACH OUT TO IN ADVANCE IF YOU’RE WANTING TO BE MORE ORGANISED:

    CRETA LUXURY CRUISES
    CHANIA BOAT RENTALS
    BOAT AROUND
    SEAZE THE DAY
    SEA SUN WORDING

  • TO BE FAIR, I HAVEN’T DONE MY HAIR OR MAKEUP IN CRETE BEFORE BUT HERE ARE SOME PLACES MY FAMILY AND GOOGLE HAVE SUGGESTED

    MICHALIS TSOTRAS ATELIER
    MIND YOUR HEAD CHANIA
    APOTHEKE SPA
    KING TAN
    VASILIS MOUNTAKIS HAIRWAYS
    SESOUAR

  • PLATANIAS AND THE VENETIAN HARBOUR ARE YOUR QUINTESSENTIAL TOURIST AREAS.

    THE VENETIAN HARBOUR HAS OLD WORLD CHARM AND PLATANIAS IS YOUR STANDARD TOURIST TRAP BUT HAS LOTS OF CUTE SHOPS AND PLACES TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN.

  • IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE LUXURY OF A PARENT OR NANNY TO HELP OUT, WE RECOMMEND REACHING OUT TO NANNIES OF GREECE! EFFIE IS A GREEK AUSTRALIAN WHO STARTED THIS BUSINESS AFTER OVER 10 YEARS WORKING IN CHILDCARE

    NANNIESOFGREECE.COM
    INFO@NANNIESOFGREECE.COM

  • RETSINA
    HOUSE WINE. USUALLY RED, WHITE OR ROSE. ALWAYS THE BEST CHOICE

    FOOD
    IS GENERALLY SHARED

    DON’T ORDER DESSERT
    RESTAURANTS LOVE TO BRING SOMETHING OUT AS A “KERASMA” (ON THE HOUSE)

    THE CHEESE
    THE MOST POPULAR CHEESES ARE MYZITHRA (GOAT OR SHEEP CHEESE THAT IS SOFT AND MILD), GRAVIERA KRITIS (A HARD SHEEP CHEESE), AND MALAKA ( YES YOU READ THAT RIGHT - A SHEEP CHEESE CURD THAT IS SOFT AND OFTEN COMPARED TO MOZZARELLA IN BOTH TASTE AND TEXTURE).

    FRIED SNAILS
    DON’T BE SCARED, THEY’RE DELICIOUS. NORMALLY SERVED WITH ROSEMARY OR OTHER HERBS.

    DAKOS
    THE CRETAN VERSION OF BRUSCHETTA. IT’S A SALAD CONSISTING OF CHEESE, OLIVES, CAPERS, OLIVE OIL, TOMATOES, AND BARLEY RUSK.

    RAKI OR CRETAN TSIKOUDIA
    THIS CLEAR CRETAN SPIRIT IS ALWAYS MADE WITH NATURAL PRODUCTS AND NO PRESERVATIVES OR ADDITIVES. IT’S SO STRONG, WITH AN ALCOHOL CONTENT OF 40%-65%, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU GET IT. TO MAKE IT, THE GRAPES ARE TWICE DISTILLED. IT IS COMMON TO DRINK IN CRETE AS IT IS A SYMBOL OF HOSPITALITY AND FRIENDSHIP. TYPICALLY, IT IS SERVED AFTER A MEAL.

    KRI-KRI
    CRETAN MOUNTAIN GOATS - NOT A DELICACY AS THEY’RE NOT GENERALLY EATEN BUT THEY ARE ONLY FOUND IN CRETE. THIS RARE, ENDANGERED ANIMAL WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO EXTINCTION IN THE 1960S WHEN ONLY 200 EXISTED. CURRENTLY, THE POPULATION IS UNKNOWN, BUT IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 2,000. THEY SURVIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS BY SCALING HIGH AND STEEP ROCK CLIFFS