The journey can go, and not resorting to the services of a tour operator, with such a trip can be both profitable and more convenient, because of the tour programs you depend on will not. Numerous sites airline reservations in Switzerland, Sweden, Greece and other countries offer the services of different airlines, and you can select the most acceptable flight instead of flying imposed by the tour operator.

Independent travel will be much easier if we are talking about Greece, in a country where there are so many mysterious ancient city, which is interesting to visit almost every tourist. A trip to Crete and does require full freedom, if only because that ride on a rent a car on the roads of the island - already exciting adventure.

The island's capital Heraklion

is just in the way of the most popular among tourists "savages" route - the highway passing by the sea and encircling the whole of Crete. Stay on the road in this city is really worth, it's not only one of the oldest cities in the ancient world, but also the very place where once the civilization was born, later seized a huge territory, and culture, conquered the whole world.

Not far from Heraklion is the famous Palace of Knossos - the city-state, the cradle of the Minoan culture underlying the Hellenic. This is a huge area, walled, inside which there are many beautiful rooms, intricate corridors in which an uninitiated person is very easy to get lost. When the palace is a museum, which displays a large collection of archaeological finds.

But the core values found in Knossos, are contained in the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, including the key mystery of Minoan civilization - the Phaistos disk, which contains still not deciphered the inscription. Any booking hotels in Greece online contains at least one hotel, located near the museum, and if you're interested in his unique collection, You can stay close and do not spend much time on the road to the museum. A look at a half dozen showrooms have something.

remains in Heraklion and the more recent heritage, namely: the Venetian buildings related to XIII - XV centuries. The main attraction of the remnants of the era of the Venetian Republic, many are rightfully considered a fortress Kulesa, which is located on a small peninsula near the old port of Heraklion. When a Fortress is securely protected the city, now it is a historical military museum and a walk along the walls of the fortress will enjoy magnificent sea views.

the port near the fortress Kulesa currently do not enter the big ships, as recently opened a new modern port. In the old acts as a popular yacht club, where you can rent a boat and ride to nearby islands, and professionals - and the mainland. But the boat must be booked about 2 weeks before the trip, especially during the peak tourist season, moreover, in this case will likely order a ship to command.

In principle, it is not difficult to do when preparing for a trip in advance - to choose an airline, hotel, map out a rough plan of action. Best of all, if you will make online ticket booking, hotel rooms and yachts at the same time. So you will have confidence that in the preparation of all of you have provided, and the rest will be truly complete - exactly as he should be.