Good to know before starting your trip
Quality sites for Crete
http://www.incrediblecrete.gr/
https://www.cretanbeaches.com/
In addition, to better know us and know the soul of Crete, we invite you to watch this video of TV5 channel, of the show Echappées Belles, in which our agency also appears (from the minute 1h12).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_G753P0m9o&app=desktop
Other websites for Crete & Greece
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/before_you_travel/travel_tips
http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/before_you_travel
http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/general_info
Advise on travel destinations
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/before_you_travel/travel_tips
http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/before_you_travel
http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/general_info
Weather (general info for all the year)
At the beginning and the end of summer (April to September), temperatures vary from 12 to 25 degrees Celsius;
At the end of October the temperature falls (it is advisable to have warm clothes especially if you are visiting regions in high altitude) and you will need to wear something warm in the morning .
Temperature of the sea in Crete
June - end of December (18-22°C)
January - end of April (13-17°C)
End of April - mid-June (17-19°C)
Formalities
No vaccine is mandatory. We only suggest being up-to-date with your immunisations.
Remember to validate your identity card.
Remember to keep a photocopy of your identity card in another bag and not the one you carry with you all the time. Take with you the details of your insurance contract. The ideal thing would be to ask your insurance consultant to send you the contract in order to have in with you during the trek.
Time difference
2 hours (when it is 12.00 o’ clock in London, its 14.00 o’clock in Heraklion).
Time Zone in Greece
Currency
Euro. Credit cards are also widely accepted.
Remember though, to have cash when you travel in the mainland...
Electricity
220 V, bring an adapter as we have different plugs in Greece.
Important Note
Please put a label with your details (name, surname, address and telephone number) on each piece of the luggage you will carry with you.