Crete: A Brief History
Crete is the largest island of Greece and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean. A mountainous island, it lies south of the Aegean Sea, a link between Europe, Africa and Asia. This geographical position, being at the junction of major civilizations and cultural currents, influenced its history throughout the past 5000 years.
Crete has an elongated shape, 260 km long from east to west and between 15 and 60 km wide. The coastline is over 1000 km long and consists of both sandy beaches and rocky shores. The high mountains are a characteristic of the Cretan landscape. They form three mountain complexes, each with its own ?personality?. Between the ranges lie semi-mountainous zones which cover the greater part of the island. There are also a few low lying plains as well as a number of high plateaus.
Crete has about 600.000 inhabitants, of which over a third live in the towns of Heraklion, Hania and Rethymnon. The rest of the island is sparsely populated, with large tracts of mountainous areas frequented only by shepherds.
Crete has become a very popular holiday destination for northern Europeans. The current number of visitors per year is around 3 million. Most of them arrive by charter to Heraklion or Hania airport
Crete Travel Plans
Traveling eastwards you can visit the anciend ruins of the town Gournia, the most southern town in Europe, Ierapetra and Agios Nikolaos with it's pretty harbour and seafront cafeterias. A visit to the monastery of Toplou is on the way just before arriving at Vai beach with it's crystal clear waters and palm fringed beach.
Everyone should visit the Minoan Palace of Knossos. It was excavated and reconstructed by Sir Arthur Evans. It was a political, religious and economical center while the rest of Europe was still uncivilized. The Palace was an intricate,multi-storeyed structure and it's labyrinh is said to be where Thesaus slew the Minotaur.
Heading south, throught the Messara plain you will pass through Gortys leading to Phaestos Palace, the second largest Minoan Palace. Further south is the town of Matala, on the Libyan Sea, an ideal spot for lunch and a swim.
If you decide to travel high up into the Cretan mountains you'll pass Kera Monastery and the Gateway to the Plateau on your way. pectacular scenery awaits you traveling through traditinal Cretan villages brings us to the Dikti Gave and Zeu's birth place.
The beautiful wild and rugged landscape of the west is a complete contrast to the east. You can visit Arkadi Monastery, Rethymnon, with it's Turkish and Venetian influence and Chania with it's leather market and Venctian harbour. Also there are the cemetries of Souda and Maleme.
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Being in business since 1984 our main aim is to ensure you a stress-free rental experience by providing a variety of cars with features you need for safety and comfort.
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Founded in December 1984, Anna Cars has prospered by concentrating on offering quality car rental services at exceptionally low rates.
The car rental company Anna Cars, offers organized servicing and gives you the chance to explore the whole island of Crete, in a safe, comfortable and qualitative manner.
In order to suit every demand, every year we add a wide variety of modern and maintained models to our fleet like mini bus, air-conditioned cars and open jeeps.
The car is delivered in a destination chosen by our client -airport, port, hotel, residence or work place- by a company employee who will answer any question the client may have.
In the 21 years of operation, Anna Cars has provided service to more than 100.000 clients, a fact that places the company at the top of the list of the car-rental business. This is not only due to the quality of the services provided, but it is a result of offering high quality services at competitive and affordable prices.
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