called Agia Pelagia, lies Renia hotel-apartments. It is built in traditional Greek island architecture and in modern Greek style . Only 70m from the sandy beach, provides your comfortable and pleasant stay. There is a swimming pool, bar and restaurant, balconies, aircondition and safe box in the rooms. It's only 20 minutes from the center of Heraklion which is the bigest town of Crete and an ideal place for shoping. It is only 30 minutes from the golf cort of Analipsis and the 2 bigests water parks of the island. And generaly it is in the middle of the island. From here its easy to reach every point of Crete and all the archeological sites: 85 Kilometers to Minoan Palace of Phaestos 69 Kilometers to Ancient Eleftherna Excavations 65 Kilometers to Arkadi Monastery 65 Kilometers to Gortys Ruins-Agia Deka 53 Kilometers to Melidoni Cave 50 Kilometers toRethymnon Old Town and Fortessa 28 Kilometers to Minoan Palace of Knossos 10 Kilometers to Fodele, Birthplace of El Greco The Painter room facilities: Airconditioning (Independent) Alarm clock Radio Room service (limited hour) Inroom safety box Refrigerator Privat bathroom/ensuite Balcony/terrace for every room Cooking facilities General fasilities: Poolside bar Microwave in lobby Medical assistance available Coffee shop or cafe Breakfast services Umbrellas UV sunbeds Patio Car parking (free) Meeting room Bar Restaurant Diving center Taxi Babysiting Swimming pool Credit cards accepted Groups welcome Laundry service Fax service Internet/Email services Telephone Satelite tv in lobby Luggage room Multilingual staff Newspapers Tourist information Excursions informations Souvenir shop Car and bike rental
Advantages: Culture if you go out and get it, excellent nightlife Disadvantages: Loads of drunken yobs in summer, not cheap
...you must take is to see the Palace of Malia. This is about 2 miles from the centre of Malia, you can either walk along the road (sign posted to Ayios Nikolaos, any bus bound for here will stop at the palace enroute) or along the beach. This has never been reconstructed and is worth getting a book for as it is difficult to work out what some of the remains are (I used my Rough Guide to Crete).
My favourite excursion was to Iraklion - one of the two major cities on the island. We caught the public bus (much better than paying an absolute fortune for a guided coach tour!), which stops on the main road in Malia. It costs about £1.50 one way - which, when you consider it is about 30 miles away is an absolute bargain! The bus stops just outside the city walls and one of the first things you see is the old fortress. This wasn't open when...
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Advantages: Lots to do, quite cheap Disadvantages: gets really busy
...I have recently been on holiday to Crete and i found it a good destination for young people. We stayed at the resort of Malia, which seems to be the most lively resort with plenty of bars, clubs and restaurants to choose from. Most of the restaurants offer semi traditional Greek food as well things like chips etc. We found the old town better or food in a more traditional greek setting.
There is also plenty to do during the day - a visit to the Minoan palace of Knossoss on which the legend of the minotaur was based is well worth it. Most of the items found here are on display at the museum in Iraklion. There is also a Minoan palace a short walk from the resort of Malia. A visit to the former leper colony on the island of Spinalonga is also an unusual trip. Theres always the beach as well of course.
IN summary i would rate Crete...
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...is a big city with traffic, noise and all the chaos that goes with a large population. It's the closest place to ancient Knossos and for that reason many people go here first. It is the capital of the island so many of the travel agents, major hotels, car rental agencies, restaurants, nightlife and tours are based here, but that does not mean you have to be.
Chania and Rethymnon to the west of Iraklion are more my speed and maybe yours too. They are smaller but they have plenty of life, with great restaurants, hotels, and all that you will need, without the congestion of Iraklion. The only drawback is that they are so far away from Eastern Crete, but that is not a good enough reason to not stay here, nor is it a good reason to stay in Iraklion and make that your base because of it's accessability to the rest of the island.
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