A guide to Crete: archeology, car tours, treks

At last a guide for the curious traveler,

presenting 30 itineraries on foot or by car.

All about Greece and Crete: beaches, antique sites, archeology, monasteries, churches, hiking, trekking, music, car tours, holidays.

It takes you away from the beaten track, from the classical and minoan sites to the savage landscapes of a deep and congenial Crete.

Travel by car or by bike, on a bus or hike your way, from the wild mountains to the sweet seashores, via the most authentic villages.

You will discover the real Crete, for all tastes.

Conceived in a original and very pragmatic manner, it proposes 2 types of itineraries :
- walking treks (of various difficulties), a good number of which are located in the W.-S.-W. part of the island. They go from the highest arid summits to the remotest and wildest seashores or villages.
- car circuits, which aim at antique sites but also at fashionable villages, charming and off the beaten track sites, churches, villages or beaches.

Those highly detailed itineraries will avoid the reader the long, winding and erratic searches which are too often the common lot of the curious traveler ...

And more… you will find in this guide all practical information for travelers and trekkers : maps, plans, beaches, hotels, restaurants, "tavernas", grub, banks, change, etc., and numerous photos.

Very well documented, I wanted it humanized and strengthened by numerous historical or vivid legendary notations, which offer a more evocative and intimate approach...

Here are the maps that show all the car itineraries and trekking routes described in the guide

now the guide summary
with each trek or car tour presented in the same color as on the map

16 circuits in car, and 18 treks, for all tastes and all of them described precisely

and finally, a zoom on one of the hikes
I present in this guide

The guide "Bonjour la Crète" (registration number :ISBN 2 9036 96 91 8)
released by Éditions du Pélican, is for sale in any good bookshop in France or any French speaking country...
I hope !

The book is presently out of print, but I have a few left for sale.

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