Crete island

About Crete

Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean sea. Crete is a popular tourist destination; its attractions include the Minoan sites of Knossos and Phaistos, the classical site of Gortys , the Venetian castle in Rethymno, and the Samaria Gorge, as well as many other natural sites, monuments, and beaches.
Crete has an elongated shape - 260 km from east to west and 60 km at its widest, although the island is narrower at certain points, such as in the region close to Ierapetra where it has a width of only 12 km. It covers an area of 8,336 km² and has a coastline of 1046 km. To the north Crete borders with the Sea of Crete, to the south it is bordered by the Lybian sea, to the west the Myrtoon sea, to the east the Karpathion sea. Its population is 650,000 people (as of 2005). The island lies approximately 160 km south of the Greek mainland.

Climate :
Crete straddles two climatic zones, the Mediterranean and the North African, mainly falling within the former. As such, the climate in Crete is primarily temperate. The atmosphere can be quite humid, depending on the proximity to the sea. The winter is fairly mild. During summer, average temperatures are in the high 20's-low 30's (Celsius). The exception can be the south coast, including the Messara plain and Asterousia mountains, which fall in the North African climatic zone and thus enjoys significantly more sunny days and high temperatures during the summer, as well as very mild winters.

Principal cities :

Heraklion (137,711 inhabitants)

Chania (53,373 inhabitants)

Rethymno (31,687 inhabitants)

Ierapetra (23,707 inhabitants)

Agios Nikolaos (19,462 inhabitants)

Sitia (14,338 inhabitants)

Tourism :
Crete is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Greece. Fifteen percent of all arrivals in Greece come through the city of Heraklion (port and airport), while charter flights to Iraklion were last year 20% of the total of charter flights in Greece. In sum more than two million tourists visited Crete last year. This increase in tourism is reflected on the number of hotel beds, which increased in Crete by 53% from 1986 to 1991 while in the rest of Greece the increase was 25%. Today the tourism infrastructure in Crete caters to all tastes. There is accommodation of every possible category, from large luxury hotels with all the facilities (swimming pools, sports and recreation facilities etc.), to smaller family owned apartments, to camping facilities. Visitors can arrive at the island through two international airports in Heraklion and Hania, or by boat to the ports of Heraklion, Hania, Rethimno and Agios Nikolaos.

About Tourent

Tourent is a 20 years old company leading in car rental in crete. We have economical vehicles, 4WDs, minibuses and also luxury cars that make you enjoying your holidays in our Island. The average of our cars is 1 year old.
We have many stations around Crete and the service is 7/7. For any need of help or assistance you can contact any of our stations. Tourent is collaborating with most of the tour operators operating in Crete.

Rates :

Our prices depend from the availaibility of the cars and also from the periods. So if you are looking to hire the best car with the best price don't hesitate to call us to give you the best offer. The phone numbers of all our stations are indicated on the left of this page.Depending on the seasons or daily break, some stations are closed.In this case, feel free to call our main station in Heraklion or by e-mailing to us your request.

Our rates include :

Full insurance

Assistance all around the island 7/7

Free delivery at the airports of Heraklion and Chania

Free delivery at the hotels no far more than 15kms from any Tourent station

Possibility to pick up or return back car in any Tourent station without extra charge (e.g pick up car from Heraklion and return it back to Chania)

Free car wash in any station Tourent

Free road map of Crete