A New Virus Is With Us

 Reports are daily coming in of a new virus which has been appearing in various countries.

Currently being called '2019 Novel Coronavirus' it causes respiratory problems particularly in older patients and those with pre-existing conditions.

Quite what effect this is going to have on travel during 2020 we are not yet sure but there are rumours of quarantines and 'lockdowns' to prevent people travelling and stop the spread of the disease.

The Gay Crete Blog will bring news and updates over the coming months.

Time For An Update??

After an absence of some years it must be time for an update!!!

Our apologies for not keeping things up to date, but we have been travelling ourselves a good deal over the last few years, and doing a bit of blogging on other subjects at the same time!

We are pleased to say that Crete, Greece, has been getting its fair share of gay tourism over the last few years, indeed perhaps more than our fair share!

So first let's start with the gay bar side of things..... Roze Maandag in Port Hersonissos has changed ownership and its name and is still a popular place for visitors and residents alike. The new name is Y.O.L.O (as in You Only Live Once), and they have a little web site here.... https://yolo-bar.business.site/ 

In Heraklion La Brasserie still caters for the LGBT population for those staying in the city, unless you really want to do some driving late at night, or take a taxi back in the early hours. Saturday is ''Rainbow Party Night'' starting at 10pm, with a variety of entertainments as published on their Facebook Page here https://www.facebook.com/labrasserie/, or you can visit their web site here https://labrasserie.gr/

If you are at the western end of Crete, then check out Ababa Bar in Xania, they have a Facebook Page here https://www.facebook.com/ababa.bar/.

The beaches noted in an earlier blog still remain as popular as ever....

And finally hotels.... There is no dedicated LGBT accommodation on the island but many places are gay friendly.... To be honest nobody is really interested in what you do in the bedroom and many LGBTQ visitors stay in the smaller family run apartment blocks which abound on the island, and these are still some of the best places to stay. Of course you can stay in the huge ''5 *'' all inclusive resort and spa hotels with six pools, 3 saunas, 8 restaurants, (probably only one of which serves Greek food), and has hundreds of other guests, but they do tend to be a bit impersonal, so you will be more anonymous than anything else. But after travelling around in the last few years we still prefer the smaller places to stay, but then we do nearly all of our travelling as independent travelers!

But we can make a couple of recommendations...... Near Hersonissos, at Anisarras, there is Home Hotel owned and run by two British gay guys where you are sure to be welcome, you can find the web site at http://www.home-hotel.gr/, and if you are heading to the western end of Crete, Greece there is the Mythologia Hotel at Georgioupoulis, they have a Faceboook Page at https://www.facebook.com/mythologia.hotell

This post will probably have another update within the next few weeks as the hotels start to re-open for the summer season!