car hire heraklion airport

every large cretan town, and some of the biggervillages, have car rental agencies. they're also at the airports of chania, heraklionand sitia. the agencies are almost all branches of large global and national firms, so reliabilitycan be taken for granted. there is usually an adequate supply of vehiclesof all sizes for rental, at reasonable rates, though demand soars in the summer months,of course, and it's also recommended that

car hire heraklion airport, a car be booked weeks in advance. you can rent a car in one town and leave itat the branch of the same agency in another. yet driving in crete requires caution. thoughthe roads are generally well-paved and signposted, they get very twisty in hillian places, withplenty of unexpected hairpin bends.

the rule of thumb as a foreigner at the wheelin crete is: defensive driving. cretans are notoriously cavalier on the roads and it'sall too tempting to get involved in an ego contest. resist the temptation. you're thereto enjoy your holiday and nothing else. that said, however, renting a car is the bestand most efficient way to get around crete, as you can drive the whole length in halfa day.