Money and Prices on Crete





Money

Cash: The currency of Greece is the Euro. The usual way to pay in Crete is with cash. It is always risky to carry lots of cash, since travel insurance companies do not generally insure cash money.

ATM: ATMS have mushroomed in Greece. All bigger villages and towns now have several ATMs – but in the small, remote mountain villages the next ATM can be up to 30km away. Almost all places accept credit cards and bank cards with the Maestro sign.



Travellers Checks: Travellers Checks are a safe method to carry money about when travelling. You do have to pay commission twice, once when you buy them and again when you cash them in (this amounts to 3-4% altogether). Most travel agents, hotels, car rental places will cash Travellers Checks. The Checks should be from Thomas Cook, Visa or American Express.

Important tickets for Crete

Some tickets for Crete can be bought in advance on the Internet. This improves the planning of your holiday and saves time as you don't have to queue up at the ticket offices or search for ticket sales points on Crete. Tickets for the 3 most important sights on Crete:

1. Excavation of Knossos, often long queues at the cash desk: tickets Click here

2. A good overview of bus tours to the famous Samaria Gorge, which can be booked online: Click here

3. Former leprosy island of Spinalonga. Various tickets, ferries, tours: Click here

See also: Many other tickets, excursions on Crete: Tickets Crete

Prices Crete

Crete is cheaper than Britain, Ireland and the USA, though the prices have gone up since the introduction of the Euro to Greece.

Crete is cheaper than Britain with: petrol, hotels, restaurants and bars.

Crete is more expensive than Britain with: Many things in supermarkets, such as shampoo, clothes, telephone cards and sun cream (a total rip-off).



Tavernas are so cheap as to make eating out as cheap as eating in. Accordingly, eating out is very popular in Greece. It is possible to save money on food in Crete though, by shopping at one of the branches of ultra-cheap German supermarket Lidl, which are open all across the island. Here you’ll find the prices half that of the Greek supermarkets. The weekly local markets are another excellent source of cheap food, with the added bonus that it’s fresh and local.

No hotel on Crete yet?

There are thousands hotels and other accommodations on Crete. In our opinion the best overview is at Booking.com. You can sort accommodations by price or display only accommodations in certain cities. The hotels can be booked quickly and easily on Booking.com, there are also many holiday apartments.

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See also: Prices in Venice (Italy)

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