Crete (Cadogan Guide Crete)

by Dana Facaros (Author), Michael Pauls (Author), Dana Facaros (Author), Michael Pauls (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2003

  $5.81

  Takes you from the turquoise lagoon of Elafonisi to the butterfly-filled gorges by the Libyan sea - finds the best places to feast on fresh lobster and speciality cakes and pastries - escapes the crowds in the quieter spots along the south and west coasts, the White Mountains and the impressive Samaritan Gorge - heads east to the unspoilt port of Sitia, with its waterside restaurants and expanse of sandy beach - knocks back the ouzos in the tavernas of the Iraklion package tour coast - includes mouth-watering recipes so you can take the experience home 'Crete's popularity is a tribute to its extraordinary charms. Four mountain ranges lend the island a dramatic grandeur out of proportion to its size; the White Mountains in the west hold the Gorge of Samaria, the longest canyon in Europe. Some 1,500 kinds of wild flowers, including species unique to Crete, brighten the landscape in the spring with the intensity of 1950s Technicolour.'

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $3.25

  Amazingly well up-dated and researched. -- The Times (London) Cadogan's specialty is uncovering delightful secrets in some of the earth's most traveled spots . -- The Independent Entertaining companions with sharp insights ... The series has received plaudits worldwide for intelligence, orginality and a slightly irreverent sense of fun. -- Daily Telegraph (London) Cadogan Guides have a reputation as the outstanding series for the independent traveler who doesn't want to follow the crowd . -- Daily Telegraph (London) ... evocatively charming and chatty as they are informed . -- New York Daily News Understated humorous writing . -- New York Daily