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Crète CARNET DE VOYAGE Crète LE GUIDE QUI VA À L’ESSENTIEL Crète CARNET DE VOYAGE Crète www.petitfute.com version numérique offerte* pier serve de l’achat la version pa é *version offerte sous r © LUPU ROBERT CIPRIAN © LUPU ROBERT Bienvenue en Crète ! Partez à la conquête d’une nature éblouissante sauvage ISTOCKPHOTO ou colonisée, des lagons cris- tallins aux stations balnéaires les plus animées. Des rangées d’oliviers à perte de vue, d’im- menses étendues de sable doré éclaboussées d’eaux turquoise, © PANOSKARAPANAGIOTIS© – d’authentiques villages crétois ravivés par la couleur des lauriers et des bougainvilliers, des La plage de Matala. parfums fruités ou aromatiques qui descendent des montagnes, la Crète réveille les sens. Berceau de la civilisation minoenne, terre d’histoire aux multiples héritages, celle que l’on appelle « l’île des dieux » témoigne aujourd’hui des richesses de son passé. Pénétrez dans ses paisibles monastères orthodoxes où vivent encore les religieux, dans ses églises richement décorées et ses chapelles immaculées qui parsèment son territoire. Visitez ses palais et ses ruines antiques, comme le célèbre palais de Cnossos ou celui de Malia, reflets de la grandeur et du raffinement d’une des premières civilisations d’Europe. De La Canée à Réthymnon, parcourez les ruelles dédaliques de ses vieilles villes pleines d’effervescence et de charme, chinez les étals de ses marchés, réveillez vote âme de poète en parcourant ses pittoresques villages de pêcheurs où, la nuit tombée, les lumières inondent les lieux de magie ! Partez à la découverte de ses gorges profondes et mystérieuses éblouissantes de beauté, de ses magnifiques criques parfois si sauvages. Terre insulaire de caractère, célèbre pour l’hospitalité de ses habitants, la Crète exalte une douceur de vivre ancestrale. Laissez-vous tenter par les bienfaits du régime crétois où flotte un parfum d’Orient ! Car cette île, située au confit de l’Europe et de l’Orient, a plus d’une richesse à offrir aux voyageurs qui foulent ses terres. Sortez des sentiers battus, évitez les terrains © SARO17 minés par le tourisme et partez en quête d’une Crète authentique où un puissant héritage culturel, une nature généreuse et une touche d’édénisme se mêlent avec douceur. Les gorges de Samaria. sommaire Milatos .................................................... 74 DÉCOUVERTE Neapolis .................................................. 74 Les plus de la Crète ........................................8 Kastelli .................................................... 74 La Crète en bref ............................................10 Krista ...................................................... 77 La Crète en 10 mots-clés .............................. 12 Le plateau du Lassithi ................................. 78 Survol de la Crète ........................................ 14 Tzermiado ............................................... 79 Psychro ................................................... 79 Histoire .........................................................16 La côte nord-est ......................................... 80 Population ....................................................23 Pachia Ammos......................................... 80 Arts et culture .............................................26 Mochlos .................................................. 81 Festivités .......................................................31 Sitia ........................................................ 82 Cuisine locale ...............................................33 Agia Fotia ................................................ 84 Sports et loisirs ...........................................37 Vaï ........................................................... 84 Enfants du pays ............................................39 Palekastro ............................................... 84 Zakros ..................................................... 86 La côte sud ................................................. 88 VISITE Xerokampos ............................................ 88 Ierapetra ................................................. 88 Héraklion et sa région..................................42 Myrtos ..................................................... 90 Héraklion ................................................. 42 Pirgos ...................................................... 91 Les environs d’Héraklion............................. 52 Makrigialos ............................................. 91 Cnossos .................................................. 52 Hania et sa région ........................................92 Archanes ................................................. 56 Hania – La Canée .................................... 95 Arolithos .................................................. 57 Les environs d’Hania .................................. 98 Agia Pelagia ............................................ 57 Souda...................................................... 98 Fodele ..................................................... 58 Akrotiri .................................................... 98 Amnissos ................................................ 58 Therisso ................................................ 100 Hersonissos ............................................. 59 La côte nord ............................................. 100 Kokkino Hani ........................................... 60 Stalos .................................................... 100 Malia ....................................................... 60 Platanias ............................................... 100 Agios Miron ............................................. 62 Maleme ................................................. 101 Zaros ....................................................... 62 Kolymbari .............................................. 102 Gortyne ................................................... 64 Diktynna ................................................ 102 Phaestos ................................................. 65 Aptera ................................................... 102 Matala ..................................................... 66 Kalyves ................................................. 102 Lendas .................................................... 68 Almyrida ................................................ 103 Ano Viannos ............................................ 68 Vamos ................................................... 103 le Lassithi .....................................................69 Vryses ................................................... 103 Agios Nikolaos ......................................... 69 Georgioupolis ........................................ 104 Les environs d’Agios Nikolaos..................... 72 La côte ouest ............................................ 104 Elounda ................................................... 73 Gramvoussa .......................................... 104 Spinalonga .............................................. 74 Tigani .................................................... 105 sommaire Falassarna ............................................. 105 ISTOCKPHOTO.COM Poliniria ................................................. 106 Topolia .................................................. 106 Kefali ..................................................... 106 Elafonissi ............................................... 106 © MLENNY – Koundouras ........................................... 107 Paleohora .............................................. 107 Azogires ................................................ 108 Anidri .................................................... 109 Le centre .................................................. 109 Kandanos .............................................. 109 Bateaux de pêche dans le port de Héraklion. Voukolies ............................................... 110 Agia ...................................................... 110 Arkadi ................................................... 125 Alikianos ............................................... 110 Argyroupolis .......................................... 126 Agia Irini ................................................ 111 Asi Gonia ............................................... 127 Rodovani ............................................... 111 Panormos .............................................. 127 Koustogarakos....................................... 111 Bali ....................................................... 127 Fournes ................................................. 112 Margarites ............................................. 128 Lakki ..................................................... 112 Anogia ................................................... 128 Omalos .................................................. 113 Spili ....................................................... 128 Gorges de Samaria ................................ 113 La vallée d’Amari ...................................... 129 Sougia ................................................... 115 Thronos ................................................. 129 La côte sud ............................................... 115 Amari .................................................... 129 Frangokastello ....................................... 116 Moni Asomaton ..................................... 130 Plateau de Sfakia .................................. 116 La côte sud ............................................... 130 Hora Sfakion.......................................... 116 Myrthios ...............................................
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