Cheap Car Hire Crete

Car hire on the biggest island of Greece

Crete  belongs to one of the most beautiful and most popular holiday destinations in the whole of the Mediterranean and can be easily explored in your car hire.  The island is known to be a wonderful, holiday paradise and the island has plenty to offer for everyone: old cultural treasures, modern art, pretty scenic locations, an exciting night-life, all the sports that you can think of as well as other activities that can all be enjoyed under the continuous blue skies.  With over 300 days of sunshine in the year, Crete, next to Cyprus is the most sun rich island in the whole of the Mediterranean. 

Discover the landscape of Crete with car hire

The landscape in Crete is rich in contrasts which can all be experienced in your car hire- from the pretty golden sandy beaches to the forest covered mountains and fertile plateaus where wine and olives are cultivated.  At about 800 metres you will come across romantic old ruins and small prayer chapels that have a breath-taking view across the shimmering blue sea with its crystal clear waters. Take a picnic in your cheap car hire and enjoy the views.

The history of Crete

Crete has been populated since the stone -age.  Several limestone caves can be visited that served as accommodation for our stone-age ancestors. From the 3^rd century BC the Minoan culture came into being, which became the first advanced civilisation on European soil.  During the gloomy reign in middle-Europe, the island of Crete was alive with civilisation and magnificent cities with palaces, temples and a functioning infrastructure. Many of these constructions are still standing today and belong to the worldwide top attractions to visit.  The palace of Knossos was the former capital of the Minoan reign- and can be visited, south of Heraklion.  What is also worthwhile visiting is the very impressive Minoan constructions of Phaestos located on the south coast of the island which can be easily reached in your car rental. 

Getting around by car hire on Crete

As we go on further into the tour through the old and modern Greece- your car hire will be an essential companion- the public transport on Crete is not recommendable for holiday makers.  What’s nicer than putting on your sun-glasses, feeling the warm breeze on your face as you drive alone a coastal road with a panoramic view to admire and interesting sights to discover?  There is such a large variety to see that you will probably have to do more than one trip in order to get round them all.  Afterwards you would have left a great variety of cultural achievements behind you.  Mycenaean, Doric, archaic Greek settlements as well as Roman temples, Venetian palaces along with Ottoman castles and mosques.  It is not very often that throughout the world you will find such a vast and wide variety of sights such as in Crete. 

CarDelMar wishes you an enjoyable stay with car hire on Crete!