{"id":1221,"date":"2026-03-24T01:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/kalytera-road-trips-kriti\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:36:08","slug":"kalytera-road-trips-kriti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/kalytera-road-trips-kriti\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Road Trips in Crete"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Heraklion \u2013 Chania: The Classic Route<\/h2>\n<p>The route from Heraklion to Chania (150 km) is the most popular in Crete. Follow the national road with sea views or the older one that passes through picturesque villages. A stop for lunch in Rethymno is mandatory.<\/p>\n<h2>South Crete: From Matala to Frangokastello<\/h2>\n<p>The southern coast of Crete is wilder and more authentic. Start from Matala, pass through Agia Galini, and arrive at Frangokastelo. The route (200 km) has wonderful views and quiet beaches. A <a href=\"\/en\/stolos\/\">SUV from JK Tours<\/a> it is ideal.<\/p>\n<h2>Lassithi: The Plateau and the Caves<\/h2>\n<p>The Lassithi Plateau is a paradise for drivers. The climb to the plateau offers panoramic views. Don't miss the Cave of Zeus (Diktaion Andron) and the Palace of Zakros.<\/p>\n<h2>Kissamos \u2013 Elafonisi: The Ultimate Sunset<\/h2>\n<p>The route from Kissamos to Elafonisi (40 km) is one of the most beautiful in Greece. The last 5 km is a narrow road with a view of the Libyan Sea. Elafonisi with its pink sands is the final destination.<\/p>\n<h2>Heraklion \u2013 Agios Nikolaos \u2013 Sitia<\/h2>\n<p>Eastern Crete offers a wonderful route along the north coast. From Heraklion, pass through Agios Nikolaos (65 km), continue to Sitia (75 km) and reach the Toplou monastery for the best olive oil in Crete.<\/p>\n<h2>Road Trip Tips in Crete<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Start early in the morning to avoid traffic and heat<\/li>\n<li>Have water and food in the car, especially for southern routes<\/li>\n<li>Fill up with gas when you find a gas station inland.<\/li>\n<li>Take care of GPS or offline maps \u2013 the signal is not always good<\/li>\n<li>Rent a vehicle with air conditioning \u2013 it's essential in the summer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"jkt-blog-cta-inline\">\u0393\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 road trips \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03c4\u03b5 \u03cc\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd <a href=\"\/en\/stolos\/\">our fleet<\/a> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b9\u03b4\u03ad\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 <a href=\"\/en\/proorism\/\">\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0397\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf &#8211; \u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac: \u0397 \u039a\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae \u0397 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u0397\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac (150 \u03c7\u03bb\u03bc) \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7. \u0391\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03b4\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac. \u03a3\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03a1\u03ad\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae. \u0397 \u039d\u03cc\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7: \u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u039c\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c9\u03c2 \u03a6\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf \u0397 \u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-odigi-kritis"],"blocksy_meta":{"has_hero_section":"disabled"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1221"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1295,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions\/1295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}