Crete-Greece and the Economic Crisis

These days, Greece is having a very hard time financially. In fact is having a hard time long time ago, yet we were somehow managing to put the problem under the carpet and move on.
This 'strategy" sometime ends, and now all greeks (or most of them at least...) are having a hard time.
Most tourist can "profit" somehow from the hard times the country is having. They will profit and have more services for their money, and we as Greeks will profit having our tourism increasing and having some extra money on our wallet (or on our loan bills...)
First of all let's state that Greece is a peacefull European country. The people, other than a bit hot-tempered they are peaceful and hospitable (especially Cretans). No fears for riots, protest, damages...Some protests might take place in Athens in Constitution Square, yet Crete visitros do not plan taking a swim in the fountain there...
Prices eventually will fall in order to attract more clients. Still the government is not easing this self-preserving business process by increasing the VAT, so even some services' prices might fall, the end-user might not be able to profit from this decrease.
As we are not financial analysts nor economics professors, what we want to say here is that Greece and especially Crete, will soon become not only the perfect (we believe that it already is) but the best value for money place for vacations.

Consider a paradise island with plenty of activities of every kind for the visitor (tennis, golf, scuba, hiking) with free falling prices, peace, quiet and above all a European destination, with no hassles, no terrorism, and the best beaches of southern med...

"The Island" - A Must-See when you visit Crete

Although Cretan-born but living all my life in Athens, the capital of Greece, everytime I came to Crete for a visit, I was mysteriously attracted to Spinalonga Island.
The island of Spinalonga, to cut a long story short, hosts an ancient venetian fortress, later was inhabited by Turks, and after that it was used as camp to limit the lepers in there as it was easy to confine them there.

Therefore, the island carries the aura of at least three civilisations, numerous stories, dramas, wars, myths, plus it is a wonderful sight from Plaka...
After Victoria Hislop's best selling book "The Island" which if you check on prior posts we strongly suggested last summer for a summer beach reading, now may we suggest to take the time and visit the island of Spinalonga.
You will find yourself after you step in the island in a completely different place, an excellent venetian island-fortress, meant to guard the passage with heavy cannons, and you will have the chance to check the poor small houses that lepers used to live there, their hospital etc.
The surrounding is really beautiful as you might see in the photos we attach, the stories the guides can tell you numerous, the historical facts breathtaking.
All in all, you will never regret spending your valuable vacations time to go to Spinalonga.
You can either arrange yourself, or you can contact http://www.beeinnet.com/ to participate in the scheduled excursions they have there, and continue your swim, trouble free...

Have fun in Spinalonga. We would like to know your thought and experiences there....

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