Across 2 areas of the island. Newest first, each one carrying the date of its last check.
Wildflowers, walking weather, open sites and Easter — but also a sea that is still cool, no lifeguards until June, and summer services that start later than people think. What April and May in Crete are really like, with Easter 2027 on 2 May.
The sea near its warmest, the heat off its August peak, the meltemi tiring and the crowds thinning once Greek schools go back — but also lifeguards ending on the 30th, a fire season that is not over, and timetables that start stepping down. What September in Crete is really like.
Yes, every winter — on the mountains. Where the snow falls, which plateaus and villages get it, how rarely it reaches the coast, the roads that close or need chains, and what you can realistically see on a winter trip.
Warm sea, emptier roads and the raki, chestnut and olive seasons — but also closing resorts, shorter hours, vanishing flights and the first serious rain. What October and November in Crete are really like, month by month.
Snow on the White Mountains, empty archaeological sites, city life, carnival and almond blossom — and rain, wind, closed resorts, cancelled ferries and cold houses. What a Cretan winter is actually like, and who it suits.
The nine statutory holidays, the two big ones that are not on the list, the five days a year Knossos is shut, and the September step-down that catches late-season visitors.
Sun protection at the dose a health authority actually specifies, why reef-safe means nothing here, the shoulder-season evenings the brochures omit, and the medicines rule that catches people at the airport.
Which coast, which beaches, which big days out actually work with children — from toddler shallows to teenagers who've seen it all. Field-checked, no hype.
Three bases, one hire car, no 6am starts: east from Heraklion, the middle from Rethymno, the west from Chania — with the days it actually takes.
Real ranges for food, car hire, fuel, sunbeds, tickets and coffee — plus where the money quietly leaks.
Sea temperatures, meltemi wind, crowds, prices and what's actually open — the north coast of Crete from April to October.