Crete

The popularity of Crete continues to grow, with more and more charters flying direct to the island. This guide covers previously unvisited villages, remote Byzantine churches, and newly excavated sites. Included are lists of accommodation, places to eat and places to visit.

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The popularity of Crete continues to grow, with more and more charters flying direct to the island. This new edition of the Rough Guide continues in the manner of previous editions, in covering previously unvisited villages, remote Byzantine churches with 14th century frescoes, and newly excavated sites. Extensive lists of accommodation, restaurants, and bars and clubs in the resorts, are complemented by useful information suggesting mountain climbs and hikes and local-style village kafenia and tavernas. Alongside practical details there is coverage of Crete's history, from the earliest European civilization of the Minoans through Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Turkish occupation, to union with Greece and the German invasion in World War II.