Crete Travel Guide – Books

Books about the Island of Crete, Greece

If you are looking for a map of Crete Greece you will find good ones here.

Kazantzakis is featured on our Crete Literature page, and his books also appear below for sale.

Our Picks

• 1941 - The Colossus of Maroussi by Henry Miller
• 1946 - Zorba the Greek - Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά
• 1973 - Villa Ariadne by Dilys Powell
• 1974 - Winds of Crete by David MacNeil Doren
• 2001 - A Still Life In Crete by Anthony Cox
• 2003 - The Taste of Honey, Crete on the Half Shell by Byron Ayanoglu
• 2007 - The Golden Step: A Walk Through the Heart of Crete by Christopher Somerville

Guide – Books

The one and only travel guidebook we have ever needed for Crete is the Loney Planet guide by Victoria Kyriakopoulos. The most recent was published in 2008. This is available to buy below. Updates are available for free on the Lonely Planet site. A new book is due in 2012.

Maps

The Nelles maps are excellent. Here are a range of maps of Crete with various levels of detail. These are available below.

There are more maps of Crete on this page...

On the island, a place to find a good range of maps is Taxidiotiko Bibliopolio Mystis Road ~ Travel Bookstore on Handakos 29 in Iraklion (you just walk down between the trees from the Liondaria). You can find road maps, walking maps and hiking maps with good detail. Here is also a good map of Iraklion town.

Flora & Fauna Guides

Many people who know the Cretan birds better than we do, swear by The Birdwatching Guide to Crete by Stephanie Coughlan. This and others are available below.

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