Author
Carole French is an award-winning BBC-trained journalist, based in Cyprus and the UK. Her work has appeared in publications including ABTA Magazine, Homes Overseas and the Daily Mail. She has worked on travel guides for Michelin, Time Out and Thomas Cook, and provided expert consultation on the Greek Islands for television.
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The Captain’s Table
CRETAquarium
Crete Golf Club
Coresus
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Koukoumavlos Restaurant
La Brasserie
Lofaki Restaurant
Lorraine’s Magic Hill
Nontas Fish Restaurant
Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation/Museum of Marble Crafts: Nikos Daniilidis
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Robert Harding Picture Library: Ashley Cooper; Neil Farrin; Philippe Michel; Carlo Morucchio; Jose Fuste Raga; Ellen Rooney.
Sea to See
Sebastian’s Family Hotel & Taverna
Spilia Seaside Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
SuperStock: age fotostock; Funkystock /age fotostock.
Yacht Club Panagakis
Zakanthi Restaurant
Front Cover – 4Corners: Maurizio Rellini.
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As a guide to abbreviations in visitor information blocks: Adm = admission charge; D = dinner; L = lunch.