How Expensive is Crete? Heraklio Greece

[@stelmili]

Nice video! A few comments which you may or may not find useful: 1) When you clink your glasses you can say "Yámas" 2) It's typical for Greek people to share an order of different dishes instead of having a "main dish" each. This way you can try different flavors and avoid the "fatigue" that comes from eating just a plate of fried calamari. 3) Some restaurants, (especially seafood-restaurants) may give you a free dessert or fruit but unless they're super generous, you'd probably have to place a larger order for them to do so. 4) Ouzeri means a tavern that serves Ouzo, a Greek spirit similar to Sambuca which pairs seafood or fish. Usually dilluted with ice and water and sipped veeery slowly through the meal. 5) Often with seafood restaurants you are paying more for the location than the quality of food. If you're in a tight budget try to avoid the harbour and look more inland for better prices. 6) Fresh Fish can be quite expensive, especially big fish. Something you could try would be to ask if a restaurant could grill a fish for you (You could say you fished it out yourself). They would ask for a cooking charge and you may need to buy some salad or something to accompany it but you'd save quite a lot of money overall. You could buy the fish directly from a fishing boat or the fish market (ask that they don't clean it for authenticity). 7) You can get even cheaper coffees if you request the "fixed price" coffee. These are prices set by the government to avoid overcharging of certain products. It applies in "public spaces" coffee shops such as in airports, hospitals, train or bus stations etc. The "fixed price" coffee is a single regular coffee or frappè but for only 1 or 1.5 euro instead of the 2 - 2.5 euro which you paid. But you have to be very clear when you ask for it or they'll serve you the expensive version. The greek word for it is "diatìmisi". 8) There is also a "diatìmisi" sandwich. The standard ham and cheese toasted sandwich. Again you have to be very clear what you ask for. The price is 1.45 euro. If I think of anything else I'll let you know.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

wow! those are fantastic tips! thanks so much for the detailed list of things to know and try at restaurants!

[@starioskal]

How's life there now. My brother was stationed there in 80-82 and loved it. My wife and I were looking to visit in 2020 or when the virus subsides. Apartment rent,food,travel? Much thanks for any assistance that's current. Cheers Nick

[@OEPNVInternational]

Food prices are really important on every trip. In the eastern european countries I have visited, like Czech, Poland or Romania, everything is so cheap and you can have a great lunch even on budget. On the other hand there is Italy, France and worst the UK. You can get cheap breakfast, but if you don't want to spend too much money on lunch, you have to eat burger, pizza and kebap the whole time..

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I couldn't agree more! you can get fantastic big meals for very little in all those areas. I loved big potato dumplings stuffed with meat in Lithuania! I got really lucky in Florence Italy in finding out that you can often get amazing food from big restaurants by using a special "take away" hidden entrance at a reduced price... I paid 3 euros for ravioli or other pasta dishes which were absolutely spectacular (selling for 10-14 euros in the restaurant on the other side of the kitchen).

[@giouras]

Seven Wanders the World i miss your tour in europe! It was great! Will you visit europe again? If yes what time?

[@EgoEimai]

I think that you had choose the wrong places .You can find almost at every corner coffee for 1 euro, and to eat at the lion square is like to eat at the Eiffel tower in france

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

most morning I would eat at the edge of lion square. I'm guessing if you get a block or two away from the tourist area the prices are cheaper

[@EgoEimai]

Yes it is

[@theDiscoBee]

Ego Eimai totally agree. Center of Heraklion is expensive, if he would walk a bit further away, he could get everything (like pita gyros or sandwiches with coffee) for approximately 5€

[@PianowithPano]

Usually you have a general idea of the prices of a restaurant from the salads. 7 euros for a salad is quite expensive. Normally in Crete you get a Greek salad from 4,50-6€

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

great tip. thx!

[@CaptainLionelMandrak]

I was there in 1971 for 6 months; I'd like to live there forever; I'm 72. How can I?

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

Buy a plane ticket and pursue your dreams!

[@ExploringHabit]

I'm staying in West Crete in late August , close to Chania. Hope there's cheap places to eat there.

[@DalarionLol]

my ex girlfriend lives and studies in irakleio, was an amazing time and your video gave me nostalgia :( but not sure who i miss more, her or the island :-D (we had a distance relationship going for 2 years). greetings from germany:)

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

hallo in Deutschland! Ich habe in Berlin für 6 Monaten gewohnt. happy you enjoyed my video!

[@atthewarehouse6206]

She definitely cheated on you

[@WilliamWonka7777]

Best video ever and it was free not even a euro !

[@solarplexus4003]

What else do you do on Crete in winter?

[@louistracy6964]

Eat, drink, sleep. Make friends when the tourists have gone. Gather round the somba and roast chestnuts.

[@Mr_x_19922]

Greek food must be amazing

[@wewewewewewewewwewe]

It is

[@survivalistnomad9507]

Does Greece welcome American retirees? If so how is the process?

[@antonisapostolidis5301]

Check the facebook groups "I want to live in Crete" or "Living in Crete" or "The Crete Virus" just ask inside there hundreds of retirees all over Europe & USA

[@lesliekendall5668]

Oh, MY. Dough-nut balls with ice cream! Stop it, you're killing me.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I like to have a splurge day once a week where I eat unhealthy foods (and eat health the other six days)

[@lesliekendall5668]

@@SevenWanderstheWorld I do the same thing. It's just that I LOVE to bake and had never thought of that one. Sounds DELISH!

[@Mr_x_19922]

Sure is a weird, old and not a popular island in the world, I like strange places, those are ussually the most interesting ones

[@annaoikonomou2121]

Prost is German, in Greece you say Jammas, but in Crete you say EViva and beat the glass on the table !

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

thanks for the greek version. I love learning things like this

[@solarplexus4003]

Starbucks suck. Thumbs up for this video anyway.

[@johnkate5585]

Hello nice video ! . So in conclusion do you think that Crete is an expensive destination for holidays ?

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I was there in the off-seasons and it was inexpensive. not sure how expensive it would be during peak tourist season. but, as you can see, I had a wonderful time there

[@johnkate5585]

Τhank you for you answer ! I am actually living in Heraklion and wanted a tourist opinion about local prices ...hope you come visit again ! keep it up with your great videos !

[@markosaggelakis3055]

Greece the best👍👍😉!

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

love it there

[@vali1luci]

Preturi incredibil de mari in raportcu venitul real al familiei! Cred ca daca as face sacrificii enorme cum ar fi pierderea apartamentului ca sa ajung si eu o data in Creta oricum m-as uita in gura altora pentru ca preturi ca 10, 16 euro pentru o portie de mancare, dar noi suntem trei persoane adulte!!! Asa ca nu-mi ramane decat sa ma uit in gura altora pe youtube!

[@mauricioiaz.1044]

not doghnuts they are honey balls

[@Funk5Punk]

When we drink Raki we say EVIVA! Cheers!

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I didn't know that. thanks for sharing!

[@Dg-zj6jo]

i would just cook my own pasta with a sauce for 20 euros a mth if i was on a budget

[@apricot_enjoyer]

I live in Crete :)

[@cokeskinned8635]

Mr potato57 lol you are living in Paradise. I love crete so bad

[@louistracy6964]

@@cokeskinned8635 Yay.

[@albertodillon]

Creta is a cheap island compared to the Baleares islands,Corsica,Sicilia and Sardegna

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I was told it was less expensive (part of my decision to go there)

[@fationtahiri7131]

2018 Greece 💖

[@kat7939]

Do you realize that you pronounce euros 💶 and Yeero (gyros) the same???

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I noticed locals in Greece pronouncing the food gyro with a guttural "G" like "hkg-eer-oh" more like "hero" but with a guttural "h" sound. in the USA sometimes it is pronounced "gear-oh" or "euro" like the money. seems to depend on where you are on how it is pronounced.

[@kat7939]

Seven Wanders the World Oh, ok I didn’t notice that while in Greece, but thanks for that info!

[@specialparadise]

I am Greek and the pronunciation of gyro and euro is almost identical in Greek. It is yeeroh!

[@louistracy6964]

@@specialparadise Are you nuts? Gyro and Evro. diaforetika pragmata

[@mauricioiaz.1044]

its not a tavern lol its a restaurant local food

[@tonyrockzeimpekakis2900]

donat balls for dessert is call lookoumades lol donatballs you amerikans .lol

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

thx for the local vocabulary ;)

[@fationtahiri7131]

2018 Greece 💖🌐

[@symensymen3175]

jiamas proost is dutch.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

thx for the info!

[@fationtahiri7131]

2018 ALBANIA 💖🌐

[@aram34]

ty for this video

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

thanks for watching!

[@cantagiousca5220]

Cheap n nasty holiday,I would have walked up the road to goody burger

[@louistracy6964]

Damn, son, you must have a bad life.

[@billba]

Starbucks is shit...

[@rickrose5377]

A well-meaning fellow, but hopelessly white. Every Greek-American had to be laughing at his description of loukoumades as 'doughnut holes'. And he was lost for the proper toast when downing his raki.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

you are right. I don't know how to do a proper toast of raki. but I do love to travel and see the world!

[@specialparadise]

Dont mind him bruh. I am Greek-American and I wasn't laughing at you on the contrary keep up the good work!!!

[@rickrose5377]

specialparadise Hey, sp, I don't think I was too hard on him. On the contrary, I appreciate the enthusiasm. But 'doughnut holes'? My yiayia was tossing. A good guide book would have shown you a picture labeled 'loukoumades'. On a different subject entirely, two great related books (obviously, there are many more, and I mean besides 'Zorba', whose lignite mine is set on the south coast of Kriti): Henry Miller's 'The Colossus of Maroussi' and Lawrence Durrell's 'The Greek Islands'. Have a good weekend.