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General Crete Information Sites


General information, articles and links about holidays and travel in Crete.

cretetravel.com
Nice general resource with a range of useful articles as well as a rental property and holiday agency.

explorecrete.com
A very useful resource with a large range of articles for people living in Crete, those on hoiday and people with an interest in Crete.

cretegazette.com
An independent English-Speaking voice for Crete. A nice site that explores the latest topics in a newspaper format.

interkriti.gr
A very comprehensive site that gives lots of infomation on Crete's traditions, environment and infrastructure. It has a very nice virtual tour that explores the most interesting places on Crete.

crete.tournet.gr
A general site that provides a range of infomation on holiday destinations and Cretan culture.

ellada.net
A very well presented site that has infomation on all areas of crete, beaches and archaeological sites.

travel-to-crete.com
A comprehensive travel guide of Crete.

Sites for people Living in Crete


General information, articles and links about living and working in Crete.

britsincrete.net
A good resource for British Expats living or thinking about living in Crete.

livingincrete.net
Provides infomation living and working in Crete.

4crete.gr
A yellow pages for Crete that provides has a huge source of infomation on businesses and ammenities as well as travel infomation and local news.

in-crete.co.uk
Provides a large directory for businesses and classified ads.

cretansales.com
A good site with classified ads, a broad list of services and a the latest news on Crete.

Regional Sites


A range of good websites for specific areas of Crete

cretanvista.gr
A guide to living in North West Crete.

sfakia-crete.com
A specific site on Sfakia, with local infomation, tourist hotspots, activities and cretan culture.

webcrete.com
Good infomation on tourist sites of East Crete. It has a some infomative pages on villages, gorges and beaches away from the tourist trail, around Irapetra, Palekasto and Sitia.

west-crete.com
A very good site that provides an indepth resouce on the top destinations, services, property around West Crete. There are good detailed walking routes in the White Mountains.

loutro.net
General Crete and specific travel information about Loutro in Sfakia region.

Sitia.com
Useful infomation, photos and stories on Sitia on the south East coast of Crete.

palekastro.com
Useful infomation about Palikastro and the area around, the furthest Eastern part of the island.

crete-vacation.com
A good site for Palikastro with useful infomation on activities, beaches and acheological sites, with lots of nice photos.

visitcrete.dk
A good site that has lots of infomation on Rethymnon.

Activities on Crete


Specific websites that are for adventure activites and other intersts on Crete.

climbincrete.com
A huge resource for climbing routes and hiking all over Crete. It has lots of articles not only on climbing but on the history and culture of Crete. Worth a visit.

walking-crete.de
A good site that organises walking holidays on Crete.

sherpa walking holidays in Crete
A nicely presented website that provides walking tours in the Lefka Ori (the White Mountains).

icna.gr
A site that is specifically for paragliding on Crete. It also provides mountain biking and caving East of Heraklion.

Horse riding in Greece
A good site that provide horseriding holidays in Avdou,at the foot of the Dikiti mountains in the East of Crete.

Adventures in Crete
Information about E4 hiking trails, rock climbing, paragliding, mountain shelters in Crete .

Great Adventures in Crete
Lots of good information about the Samaria Gorge and the White Mountains (Lefka Ori).

avdou.com
Ecotorism on an organic farm. Offering Paragliding, trekking, Horse riding, mountain-biking.

crete-golf.gr
All the information about the location, the course and the rates for Crete's brand new golf course.

Wildlife on Crete


Infomation and articles on the various birds and marine animals on Crete.

ornithologiki.gr
Very good site on important bird areas in Crete. Information provided by the Hellenic Ornithological Society.

ornithologiki.gr - Bearded Vulture
All about the "Bearded Vulture" (endangered species, in Crete).

pelagosinstitute.gr
Palagos Cateacean Reasearch Institute that is involved in the study and conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises in the Crete and the Med.