Across 2 areas of the island. Newest first, each one carrying the date of its last check on the ground.
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.