Crete (Lonely Planet Crete) [Paperback]

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Series: Lonely Planet Crete | Publication Date: February 2005

The Lonely Planet Regional Guides are the complete guides for independent travellers. They feature inspirational colour highlights sections, tailored itineraries, insider tips and opinionated reviews from authors with intimate ties to the region.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 3 edition (February 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741040396
• ISBN-13: 978-1741040395
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,996,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #32 in Books > Travel > Europe > Greece > Crete

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was great for me., May 1, 2007

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kaybee (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crete (Lonely Planet Crete) (Paperback)

Let me start by saying I have been to Crete before.

I bought the book, rented a car and drove around Crete in 2005 using this guide only with the objective of looking for value for money accomodation and places of interest to me for this trip ie. beaches on the south west: Paleohora, Elafonissi, Plakias etc. The accommodation I stayed at was picked from the book and was superb. The prices (in 2005) were completely accurate. I am not a backpacker (such as the previous reviewer) and I had different aims from the guide and had a different experience. (Other guides are more informative if you are looking for more culural experiences). For me, I can't wait for the next edition to come out to plan my next trip to this beautiful place.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but not enough detail for us, May 26, 2010

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Crete (Regional Travel Guide) (Paperback)

This book was decent, but it could have been much better. It is not very big considering it is covering a very large destination, and they could have devoted much more detail to some of the rural areas of Crete. We spent most of our time in the Plakias and Spili areas which we loved. This book only had 1.5 pages of information about this area, and there were many things in these areas that the book should have covered in more detail. I am sure the same can be said for other areas as well. Perhaps an additional 100 pages would help to give the detail lacking in some of the areas. Having said all of that, it was the best of the three Crete travel guides that we purchased. I would recommend it based on that but with the caveat that it should have been better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A helpful guide, October 20, 2009

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Vergacus (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Crete (Regional Travel Guide) (Paperback)

I appreciate the Lonely Planet format which makes finding recommended food and lodging easy to refer. I also appreciated the detailed boxes on agrotourism, wineries, and the island's other cultural and geographic features. The "our pick" notations were helpful and the selections excellent and accurate for the places I visited with my wife (Chania Prefecture, Iraklion, and Elafonisi). The writer's/editors' love of Crete come through in the writing, steering you away from tourist traps and towards a more enriching Cretan experience. They seem to know the island better than most other mainstream travel guide publishers that I have read (possible exception of Rough Guide). My only suggestion for improvement would be to provide some more background detail/history for certain sites and cities than the brief description in each section currently provide. Overall, the LP Crete guide is a very helpful traveling companion for either a brief or extended trip.