Walking in Western Crete

Walking in Western Crete Travel Passports Please ensure your 10 year British Passport is not Baggage Allowance out of date and is valid for a full three months We advise you to check the baggage allowances beyond the duration of your visit. The name on carefully as you are likely to be charged the excess your passport must match the name on your flight if you exceed the weight limit. Maximum weights ticket/E-ticket otherwise you may be refused for single bags apply. boarding at the airport. With Easyjet your ticket includes one hold bag of Visas up to 23kg plus one cabin bag no bigger than 56 x Visas are not required for Greece for citizens of 45 x 25 cm. Overhead locker space is limited on Great Britain and Northern Ireland. For all other board the aircraft and on busy flights your cabin passport holders please check the visa bag may have to go in the hold. requirements with the appropriate embassy. 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You will find Online check-in is available any time prior to travel your Tour Manager situated just outside the using the reference number provided. Please see arrivals area, holding a Travel Editions sign. The the enclosed e-ticket for more information or visit; journey time to your hotel is approximately forty www.easyjet.com minutes. Please check that the details on your Special Requests documentation are accurate and that all names If you haven’t already, please notify Travel are spelt correctly and match the names on your Editions of any special requests as soon as passport. Your flight ticket is non-transferable and possible to allow sufficient time to make the non-refundable. No refund can be given for non- necessary arrangements. used portions. Accommodation Galini Beach Hotel, Kissamos When ordering fish in Crete you will find the price on the menu relates to a cost per kilo. Don’t be Our base for this tour is the friendly Galini Beach put off by this. You are expected to go into the Hotel, which is situated on the sea front at the kitchen, choose the fish you want and then it will eastern side of Kissamos. The hotel is family-run be weighed in front of you so you know what you and offers simple comfortable rooms with private will pay. bath/shower, fridge, air-conditioning (extra charge payable locally, if required), TV and balcony. Nearly all tavernas sell their own ‘open’ wine, The hotel is approximately a 7 minute walk from known as village wine. It is something of an the Cellar Taverna, where most of your evening acquired taste but it goes well with the local food. meals will be taken. The Greeks are very proud of their wine and nearly all Cretans make their own. The white is usually All other facilities in the town can also be accessed always very drinkable but the red varies quite a easily on foot from the hotel. lot. If you are unsure you can always ask if you can try the wine before you agree to it. Prices of local If you plan to swim during your stay you might ‘village’ wine are usually between 3 and 5 euros wish to bring some waterproof beach shoes that per half litre. will make getting into and out of the sea easier on pebble beaches. Local drinks are ouzo, raki, metaxa and, of course, Greek wine. Raki is the local firewater! This is For more information visit the hotel website: distilled from the residue of the grapes after www.galinibeach.com making wine. You will probably find you come across this whether you want to or not, as it is very Dining often served, complimentary, at the end of a meal. Although most of the meals are included in this holiday, there will be the occasion to eat out at Meals included in your holiday other times when you will have the opportunity to choose for yourselves some of the local cuisine. Breakfast is provided daily at the hotel and the 5 lunches will be at local tavernas, usually at the end The standard of food in Greece is excellent and of the day’s walk, with the exception of one day offers a remarkable variety of freshly prepared when a packed lunch will be provided. Dinner each and very tasty dishes, many of which use locally night will be at The Cellar Taverna situated on grown products and locally produced olive oil. Kissamos sea front promenade, with the exception of one evening, when dinner will be in Chania In Greece, and particularly in Crete, the locals town, and the free day when dinner is not nearly always eat ‘Mezedes’ style. This generally included. means ordering several dishes, starters and/or main plates, whatever takes your fancy, to put in the middle of the table for all to share. It’s a very sociable way to eat and a great way of tasting lots of different dishes! Don’t be shy in the amount you order, or if you only find yourselves ordering starters – any combination is acceptable. Destination Crete during later years, so the ruins stretch back some Crete is a fascinating destination for a cultural and time with some very interesting architecture. historic tour with its wealth of sights reflecting its Our walk to Polyrinnia will include an informative ancient Minoan culture that dates back some and historical tour through the picturesque village 3,000 years, but it is also an island with a fantastic after which we walk up to its ancient nature and some wonderful and diverse scenery; archaeological site. After taking in the panoramic picturesque harbours, fertile regions of fruit trees, views over the Bay of Kissamos and the White silver green olive groves, majestic mountains and Mountains we descend through olive groves to superb coastlines; these are just some of what you Kastelli where a welcome lunch awaits. will encounter during this holiday. Villages of Milia and Topolia Kissamos Today’s walk takes in local villages allowing us to This tour is based at Kissamos (also known as see a continuing traditional way of life. Passing Kastelli), a small seaside town whose focus is on through a small hamlet with an abundance of local business and agriculture with just a small trees; walnut, orange, lemon, cherry, and of influence of tourism. The town is situated along a course olive; we follow a track that takes us to the beautiful bay framed by the twin peninsulas of traditional village of Milia where original stone Gramvousa and Rodopos and is ideally situated for houses have been beautifully renovated. After a exploring the little developed far west corner of stop for refreshments we follow a track high up in this beautiful island. the hills with splendid views to the mountains and the gorge of Topolia before descending for lunch. Your hosts Coastal Crete - Falassarna The walks are organised by Angela, who is English, Today’s walk begins in the tiny village of Kaliviani, and her husband Stelios, who is Cretan. Each day situated on the edge of the Gramvousa Peninsula. begins between 9 and 10 am each day (depending The beauty of the village can be attributed to its on the length of the route and the heat), travelling wonderful old stone houses and to the many by coach or mini bus to the start of the walk. The flowers that blossom in every yard. Tradition is walks will be between 6 and 12 kms each day. The alive in Kaliviani, since even today the houses are pace will be relaxed with plenty of time to stop built the traditional way. There is an opportunity and admire the views, to take a photo or to enjoy to visit a lovely church before we head to one of refreshments along the way. The afternoons will the loveliest beaches on Crete, Falassarna. be free with time to relax, swim or to explore Beautiful white sand bays notch the coast of further. Falassarna, interspersed with rock pools and Stelios and Angela will do their best to make you sheltered shallows. The walk encompasses the feel at home. They want you to get the most from beautiful scenery of this far west corner of Crete. your stay and to learn more about the traditions At the end of the walk there is an opportunity to and local way of life of the fiercely proud people of visit the ruins of the ancient city and harbour of this lovely island. Falassarna and enjoy a swim in the crystal clear A little information on the tour walks: waters. Polyrinnia Mountains and Gorges - Deliana 7km south of Kissamos are the ruins of Polyrinnia. Today’s walk is beautifully picturesque along paths The city was founded by the Dorians in the 6th situated high amongst the mountains that lead to century.

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