Anyone been to Agia Pelagia in Crete or Oia, Santorini?

[Pickledegg]

Papa; best advice really would be to hire a car or bikes and get out and explore the interior of the island.

Some spectacular mountain passes and valleys which in the summer smell of all the wild herbs that grow by the roadside.

As far as excursions Rhethymnon is worth a trip - medieval walled city with great wandering potential, and of course the Knossos towards Heraklion etc is worth a trip.

We are off to Rhethymnon in a few weeks and have hired a couple of mountain bikes for me and my lad (can't be arsed lazing by the pool for 10 days)!

Any advice on where to explore? Happy to cycle 30 miles a day or a bit more!!

Thanks

 

[dougdeep]

We are off to Rhethymnon in a few weeks and have hired a couple of mountain bikes for me and my lad (can't be arsed lazing by the pool for 10 days)!

Any advice on where to explore? Happy to cycle 30 miles a day or a bit more!!

Thanks

Lasithi Plateau is great for bikes. Tremendous views. http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-east/lassithi-plateau.html

 

[Pickledegg]

Lasithi Plateau is great for bikes. Tremendous views. http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-east/lassithi-plateau.html

Thanks Doug

 

[Barham's tash]

We are off to Rhethymnon in a few weeks and have hired a couple of mountain bikes for me and my lad (can't be arsed lazing by the pool for 10 days)!

Any advice on where to explore? Happy to cycle 30 miles a day or a bit more!!

Thanks

You can hit up some of the best beaches on that particular part of the coast very easily on the bikes from there. Nothing particularly picturesque just wide sand and calm shallow blue seas.

If you can make it as far as Giorgopouli (sp) to the west then do as you'll be rewarded by a nice beach and town nestling near the mouth of a picturesque river.

Also, slightly inland theres a large freshwater lake, the name escapes me unfortunately.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

http://www.samariagorge.eu/

but possibly a bit far from Rethymnon - better from Chania.

 

[Seat Stealer]

Santorini.................flying in or sailing in? Hell of a drive up from the port, you take your life in hand and pray. Beautiful place. Naxos in the Aegean is the biz.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

what a light weight , nothing wrong in drinking the RAKI it's the local medicine and is pure with no chemicals, WHAT A TIMOTHY CORBETT YOU ARE

No its not, its orrible. You simply have no taste, i have yet to meet anyone that said you must try raki its delicious, Metaxa five star is ok though. Local cretan wine is awful, retsina is like sucking the bark of a pine tree.
Not a clue who Timothy Corbett is and not everyone on here with a different opinion to you is a tosser, grow up.

 

[Petunia]

Totally agree, have to be a bit careful saying we like mykonos though, being brighton fans. I mistakenly went to super paradise beach, jesus, had to wait an hour for the next boat, that was a very long hour.

Saw Andy Townsend on Paradise Beach a few years back.........

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

No its not, its orrible. You simply have no taste, i have yet to meet anyone that said you must try raki its delicious, Metaxa five star is ok though. Local cretan wine is awful, retsina is like sucking the bark of a pine tree.
Not a clue who Timothy Corbett is and not everyone on here with a different opinion to you is a tosser, grow up.

Bit of over-generalisation there. Some Cretan wines are actually pretty good - eg those from Sitia, both red and white. Retsina is only ever a minority tipple for the locals these days, but too many taverna house wines can indeed tend to the toxic. As for 'raki', that's a disliked Turkish word. But ask for what the Cretans call it - 'tsikoudia' - and it's smiles all round. Locally made tsikoudia is lovely, powerful for sure, but very pure too. Many families have their own still, and you can buy it in the local minimarkets for around 6 Euro a litre! Not for nothing do they wish you 'oneira glyka' - sweet dreams - when you buy it!

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

After that, you might need the antidote of Paros. Beautiful mountain scenery, surprisingly green, with an atmospheric capital, Parikia, some lovely villages, like Lefkes and Piso Livadi, and an attractive and fashionable town in the north, Naousa. Stylish and fun.

Will definitely be going to Paros after Santorini, it's where my parents live, been there many times, a beautiful, beautiful island. Antiparos is fantastic too

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

No its not, its orrible. You simply have no taste, i have yet to meet anyone that said you must try raki its delicious, Metaxa five star is ok though. Local cretan wine is awful, retsina is like sucking the bark of a pine tree.
Not a clue who Timothy Corbett is and not everyone on here with a different opinion to you is a tosser, grow up.

you sound a bit of a snob if you ask me , i'll stick to my guns about you
regards
DR

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Going to Crete back end of July, flying into the very quiet and civilised airport of Chania. Staying at Almyrida, whose main and just about only hotel offers Greek Evening buffet for 19 Euros or the same deal with unlimited wine for 22 Euros. Hmmm, tricky one...

TIGHT FISTED AND PREDICTABLE, GET ON THE RAKI
regards
DR

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Can I ask a favour of anyone going to santorini.

Can you get me a Santorini 2014 calendar please....small or large..just one to go on the wall....we have had one for the last 5 years but missed out this year

Thanks in anticipation

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

You can hit up some of the best beaches on that particular part of the coast very easily on the bikes from there. Nothing particularly picturesque just wide sand and calm shallow blue seas.

If you can make it as far as Giorgopouli (sp) to the west then do as you'll be rewarded by a nice beach and town nestling near the mouth of a picturesque river.


Also, slightly inland theres a large freshwater lake, the name escapes me unfortunately.

Lake Kournas.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Off to the south west in a few weeks. SShhhh ! Don't tell

Paleochora?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

TIGHT FISTED AND PREDICTABLE, GET ON THE RAKI
regards
DR

Raki's EVIL