Crete West Harms Tourist Map

Western Crete on a double-sided, contoured and GPS compatible map at 1:100,000 from Harms Verlag, with highlighting for numerous places of interest and 20 recommended hiking trails, plus street plans of central Heraklion, Rethymnon and Chania and a plan of the archaeological site at Knossos. All place names are in both Greek and Latin alphabet. Coverage includes the Gavdhos Island shown on an inset.

Contours at 50m intervals enhanced by relief shading show the island’s topography. The classification of the road network indicated unpaved and dirt roads, with driving distances marked on main and secondary routes. Scenic roads are highlighted. On overprint highlights the course of the E4 long-distance hiking trail plus 20 special publishers’ recommendations of interesting shorter day routes. The maps also highlights numerous places of interest including archaeological sites, churches, view points, as well as facilities such as campsites, youth hostels, mountain refuges, etc. The map has both a UTM grid and latitude/longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend includes English.

Street plans of Heraklion, Rethymnon and Chania have street names in Latin alphabet only, indicate car parks and one way streets, and highlight main sites. The plan of Knossos is cross-referenced to a list of various parts of the Minoan palace.