The best packing lists for Crete

Crete is big enough that distance becomes a planning problem: Chania to Sitia is half a day behind the wheel. Nearly every trip here is a rental-car trip, and the gorges — Samaria, Imbros, Aradena — call for ankle-high shoes and more water than you would guess.

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Good to know for Crete

The White Mountains hold snow into May while people are already swimming on the Libyan Sea below. Those two thousand metres of difference belong in the suitcase: fleece for the Lasithi plateau, swimwear for Elafonisi.

The north coast is windier than the south. At beaches like Falassarna the sand travels sideways, and glasses beat contact lenses there.

Electricity holds no surprises, the same plugs and 230 volts as at home. Cards are routine in Heraklion and Chania, but mountain villages run on euro notes. Tap water in the cities is considered drinkable; remote communities prefer bottled.

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  1. Zwei Wochen Kreta zu zweit German

    Für ein Paar mit Flug, Koffer und Mietwagen. Strandtage und ein paar Wanderungen durch die Schluchten – mit festen Schuhen und genug Wasser.

    Crete 56 items

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