Crete East

Gert Hirner

• 08 augustus 2002
• 9783763348220

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Rother walking guides are pocket-sized, in full colour and include 50 walks, varying from day-long hikes, mountain and valley walks, some easy some more demanding.



Rother walking guides are pocket-sized, in full colour and include 50 walks, varying from day-long hikes, mountain and valley walks, some easy some more demanding. Each walk has accompanying mapping, usually 1:50 000 and colour photos capture the 'feel' of each of the countries. Due to its diverse countryside and mild and settled weather, Crete is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Mediterranean Sea. In the winter, when snow and rain sweep Central Europe, temperatures are mild on Crete. Spring starts rolling out its flowered carpet across the island early in the year. While snow can still be found on the higher mountains, oranges decorate the trees in the valleys, ox-eye daisies and poppies colour the fields, and rare types of orchids greet nature-lovers. Hikers appreciate the fifth-largest Mediterranean island not least due to its natural environment, parts of which are still unspoilt, the incredible wealth of plants, the wild gorges and gentle valleys, the enchanting coastal regions w