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Rental Center Crete - Car Hire Rental Center Crete is a car rental Company offering services in Crete Island, since 1975. We offer We offer free delivery and collection service all over Crete.

We also provide benefits such as all risk insurance without self risk, unlimited kilometres, theft insurance and more. Rental Center Crete also offers special offers, price quotes and a large variety of car models that are available for any summer trip & vacation or a quick city-break in Crete Island.

24/10/2026

Find your quiet in Crete ๐ŸŒฟ

Some places on this island still feel untouched. A mountain village where the only sound is goat bells. A plateau road with no other car in sight. A small cove you reach after a long, winding drive, with nobody else on the sand.

This kind of quiet rarely sits on a bus route. Most of Creteโ€™s calmest corners canโ€™t be reached reliably by public transport, so having your own car is what makes them possible. You can leave when you want, stay as long as you like, and take the side road just because it looks interesting.

Autumn is a good time for it. The crowds are gone, the sea is still warm, and the island slows down.

Rental Center Crete has helped travellers explore the island since 1975. Every rental includes all-risk insurance, unlimited kilometres, and no hidden fees, and no credit card deposit is required. You can pick up your car at Heraklion Airport, Chania Airport, or any of our 18+ locations across Crete.

Book your car and go find your own quiet corner of Crete. Link in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ Elafonisi and Balos lagoon are Creteโ€™s top beaches for toddl...
23/10/2026

๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 

Elafonisi and Balos lagoon are Creteโ€™s top beaches for toddlers because they are shallow, calm, and sandy. Elafonisi is about 62 km from Chania International Airport. Balos requires an 8 km dirt road and a 1.3 km hike down steep stone steps. Check conditions before you go, because they vary by year and season. Full article in the first comment.

๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ Chrissi Island sits 15 km south of Ierapetra, in the Lassithi region. Chrissi Island ...
22/10/2026

๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ 

Chrissi Island sits 15 km south of Ierapetra, in the Lassithi region. Chrissi Island is a 7 km-by-2 km uninhabited island in the Libyan Sea. Boat excursions from Ierapetra anchor offshore at a sheltered spot. Access to the water around Chrissi Island is by swimming from the boat. Going ashore, entering the island interior, and entering the protected cedar forest are prohibited. Full article in the first comment.

๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐Š๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ข๐š.Lake Kournas is a Natura 2000 protected wetla...
21/10/2026

๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐Š๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ข๐š.

Lake Kournas is a Natura 2000 protected wetland near Georgioupolis. It sits 4 km inland from the Cretan Sea at the foot of the White Mountains (Lefka Ori).

Reach Lake Kournas by car or guided day tour. It has no direct KTEL bus stop, so these are the only practical options. The drive takes 45 minutes from Chania, 25 minutes from Rethymno, and roughly 1 hour 30 minutes from Heraklion International Airport (HER). A standard compact car handles the route, and no 4ร—4 is required.

Use the free parking next to the main lakeside tavernas and pedalo rental dock. Parking spaces fill up quickly between 11:00 and 16:00 in July and August.

Swim from the sandy southern beaches between April and October. The shoreline stays under 1 m for the first 10โ€“15 m, and the water temperature ranges from 18ยฐC in spring to 24ยฐC in late summer.

Eat near the lake if you stay for lunch. Georgiaโ€™s Traditional Taverna is the closest taverna, 3 minutes from the water. Main courses at tavernas near Lake Kournas cost โ‚ฌ8โ€“โ‚ฌ18.

Full article in the first comment.

๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌHeraklionโ€™s 11 museums span more than 5,500 years of history. Ad...
20/10/2026

๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ

Heraklionโ€™s 11 museums span more than 5,500 years of history. Adult tickets range from โ‚ฌ4 to โ‚ฌ20. The Heraklion Archaeological Museum ticket is โ‚ฌ20 full and โ‚ฌ12 reduced. The Christian Art Museum ticket is โ‚ฌ4, and it opens Monday to Saturday, 09:00โ€“17:00. Full article in the first comment.

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌThe Palace of Knossos sits 5 km south of Heraklion. The Palace ...
19/10/2026

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ

The Palace of Knossos sits 5 km south of Heraklion. The Palace of Knossos costs around โ‚ฌ15 to enter. City bus line 2 runs from Heraklion Old Town to Knossos every 15โ€“20 minutes. The Heraklion Archaeological Museum has 27 galleries spanning 5,500 years of Cretan history. Full article in the first comment.

๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ค๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐žFrangokastello Beach is 80 km southeast of Chania on the southw...
19/10/2026

๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ค๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž

Frangokastello Beach is 80 km southeast of Chania on the southwest coast of Crete. Frangokastello Beach takes 1.5 hours by car from Chania. Visit in spring (April-May) or autumn (September-October). Bring swim gear for swimming, sunbathing and snorkelling. Full article in the first comment.

๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐งOlives in Crete are harvested between late October and January. Olives are bu...
18/10/2026

๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Olives in Crete are harvested between late October and January. Olives are busiest in November and December. Coastal groves typically begin in early November, while mountain groves may not start until late December. Book olive harvest experiences at least 2โ€“3 months ahead for Novemberโ€“December dates. Full article in the first comment.

๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ซPanagia Kera stands 1 km south of Kritsa at 375 m. Panagia Kera opens 9:00โ€“17:00 ...
17/10/2026

๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ซ

Panagia Kera stands 1 km south of Kritsa at 375 m. Panagia Kera opens 9:00โ€“17:00 daily in summer, and entrance costs โ‚ฌ3. Its central nave and vaulted dome date to the 13th century. Agios Titos at Gortyn traces its original basilica to the 6th century AD. Cover shoulders and knees at Byzantine churches, and skip flash photography. Full article in the first comment.

16/10/2026

That feeling when the booking confirmation for Crete lands in your inbox. ๐ŸŽ‰

Suddenly youโ€™re dancing in the kitchen, mentally already on a beach, planning which taverna gets your first dinner. Months to go, and the holiday has already started.

Hereโ€™s the move that keeps the good mood going: book your rental car right after your flights. Most of Creteโ€™s best beaches, gorges and mountain villages arenโ€™t easy to reach by bus, so a car turns โ€œweโ€™ll see if we can get thereโ€ into โ€œweโ€™re going there tomorrow.โ€

With Rental Center Crete you get:
โœ”๏ธ All-risk insurance with no excess
โœ”๏ธ Unlimited kilometres
โœ”๏ธ No credit card deposit at pick-up
โœ”๏ธ Free cancellation up to 48 hours before pick-up
โœ”๏ธ 18+ pick-up points, including Heraklion and Chania Airport

Tickets booked? Lock in your car today and dance your way to the island. ๐Ÿ’ƒ

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Heraklion
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