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The Rough Guide to Crete is the essential travel companion to the largest and most diverse of the Greek islands with detailed coverage of all the top attractions. From the bustling modern city of Iráklion to the laid-back beaches of Paleohóra, discover Crete's highlights inspired by dozens of colour photos. Rely on practical advice on travelling around the island and up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops, restaurants and resorts for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Crete includes insider guidance on a host of local activities including wine-tasting in rustic villages, where to find the best Venetian fortifications and exploring the fertile valleys and breathtaking Samariá and Ímbros gorges. You'll find colour sections on the mountainous regions and coastal areas as well as a handy language section. Explore every corner of this captivating island with clear maps and expert background on everything from the country's distinctive traditions, music and wildlife to its long heritage as the seat of European civilisation.
Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Crete.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought the full set of Rough Guide, Lonely Planet, and Cadogan for Crete, as I was arranging a couple of tours there.
They all have their enjoyable quirks, and tend to copy each other (plagiarism is rife!), but I settled on the Rough Guide as my most reliable first port of call. It had a little more detail than the others.
I also used the Blue Guide. This one is more informative on archaeological & historical detail, while Rough Guide gives more down to earth contemporary background.
If you've space for two, then it's the Rough & the Blue. Space for one? Prob just the Rough.
They all have their enjoyable quirks, and tend to copy each other (plagiarism is rife!), but I settled on the Rough Guide as my most reliable first port of call. It had a little more detail than the others.
I also used the Blue Guide. This one is more informative on archaeological & historical detail, while Rough Guide gives more down to earth contemporary background.
If you've space for two, then it's the Rough & the Blue. Space for one? Prob just the Rough.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Rough Guides are my guide book of choice,my husband & I are keen travellers who research where we are going & usually hire a car and explore. We have just returned from Crete and this book was brilliant. We were able to find the less well known sites such as the late Minoan tombs at Armani, the Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery at Soudha Bay & the archaeological site at Asios Triada. We refer to the book when finding a hotel and usually the recommendations are excellent.
I like the way the books are laid out, with things not to miss at the start & highlights and maps for every chapter; the clear descriptions of each place with history and sights to see with times and prices; the region maps that allow you to see at a glance where places are in relation to each other and the town maps that allow you to find particular places with ease.
We do have the Rough Guide to Greece but decided that we would still opt for a specific guide to Crete as well.
I like the way the books are laid out, with things not to miss at the start & highlights and maps for every chapter; the clear descriptions of each place with history and sights to see with times and prices; the region maps that allow you to see at a glance where places are in relation to each other and the town maps that allow you to find particular places with ease.
We do have the Rough Guide to Greece but decided that we would still opt for a specific guide to Crete as well.
18 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Compared with previous Rough Guides to Crete this is very poor. No account taken of ammendments sent in by myself very early in 2010 and shorter than other editions of the same. Out of date information is still recounted as gospal. When I pointed this out to the publisher all I got was a standard pro-forma email stating that my comments would be passed on to the authors and the publisher could not even be bothered to make sure the fonts matched where the specific comments about the Crete Guide had been spliced in. Avoid this guide book and this comment is coming from - a now very disapointed - life long fan of the series.
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Crete Rough Guide
Excellent book with hints, tips and advice from people who have travelled there. The book is split into 4 sections dividing up the island but making it easier for you to view the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jen1says
Invaluable Guide to Crete
Having never been to Crete before this Rough Guide gave us an instant knowledge base to start exploring the island. Seems pretty up to date and insightful.
Published 7 months ago by JW Downe
Is this really the best guide to Crete?
I got the Rough Guide to Crete instead of the Lonely Planet one based on the Amazon reviews. The LP one must be truly dreadful because the RG one is crap. Read more
Published 7 months ago by reenski
good-looking guide book!
I bought this Rough Guide 3 months in advance of our trip; I know nothing about Crete and we want to travel through villages for a week with a rental car, so I need to be ready! Read more
Published 9 months ago by su schachter
Useful and informative.
Had been to Crete before but wanted to explore more areas that were off the beaten track. Found this guide informative, detailed and up to date......would certainly recommend.
Published 9 months ago by Mrs. L. G. Warby
FANTASTIC GUIDE FOR CRETE, buy before you BOOK HOLIDAY
Wish we had bought the book before booking though, as the resort we are going is not what we are looking for, that will teach us :-) but we still intend to make the most of it. Read more
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BEST TRAVEL GUIDE EVER.HAVE BEEN TO CRETE MANY TIMES AND STILL LEARNING FROM THIS BOOK WHAT I HAVE STILL MISSED.
Published 17 months ago by mikey
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