Routaki routes

31/07/2024

While the 🚗 route from Hersonissos to Knossos is being edit, the one from Heraklion to Panormos went live this week.

AVAILABLE VIA WEBSITE / ON VOICEMAP

The images show some of the items we mention as a RAGiF
[Routaki Audio Guide info File]
while you’re driving over this beautiful island.


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24/07/2024

Writing the new description text for the route through Anogeia, Axos and Margarites.

The audio files are being edited by the VoiceMap crew, as 'we speak'.

So.... available this september and october when you're visiting Crete and rent your car. 🚗🌴😎

Snippet:
"Cretan history has taken shape in the region through which this car route takes you. The Ottoman Turks performed incredible deeds there, which are still commemorated today. You drive through the many olive fields on your way to the Melidoni cave, from where you once again have beautiful views of the landscape. You will encounter local skills along the way. If it is not in the form of olive oil or raki, then it is in the form of beautiful wood carvings or the age-old cheese production in the stone Mitata. From Heraklion, into the mountains and finally end in the fishing village of Panormos with its quiet lifestyle."

What do you think? Would you book it? Let me know in the comments.......

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22/07/2024

Beautiful women promoting a beautiful island.

Share your holiday photos and play for influencer and show others how gorgeous Crete is.

Drop them in the comment, send them by mail, Telegram or WhatsApp.
Looking forward to the beauties.

19/07/2024

The winding roads on Crete bring you along so many different aspects.

Listening to the information provided along the way, makes your holiday day complete and more interesting.

Check out the available car routes and city walks on the Routaki[dot]com website...

13/07/2024

Imagine this beach is waiting for you.....

after a nice day of driving around in your rental car, enjoying the crystal clear waters of Crete !!!

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08/07/2024

Just some lovely colours to remind you how beautiful Crete is during the summer months.

Explore all the vibrant highlights with the use of one of the Routaki car routes or city walks.

Be guided, but be still independent. Decide yourself where you'd like to stop and hold for a break.

02/07/2024

Live !!!!

The fourth car route in the Routaki portfolio; the one from the Gortys excavations, via the Caves of Matala to Phaistos and Agia Triada.

Now bookable via the website, or directly on VoiceMap.

https://voicemap.me/tour/messara-plain/the-wonders-of-gortyna-phaistos-and-matala-a-drive-through-cretan-beauty

27/06/2024

At Routaki the aim is to provide you with a whole day of driving pleasure. Every itinerary brings you (almost) back to your starting point.

Take your time and see it as a replacement for an excursion.
Your guide is seated within your own phone.

Follow Routaki also on Telegram 📥 or Instagram 📭 routaki_routes

07/06/2024

Rethymnon has a second tour available in the VoiceMap app.

This 🚗 route starts on the parking area of supermarket Lidl, the one west of the old town, next to the National Road.

Check it out and explore yourself.
Already downloadable and to be listened to as podcast.

More info on:

https://routaki.com/car-route-rethymnon-lappa-kournas-georgioupoli/

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05/06/2024

Colourful images of a colourful island.

And while being there you have many choices what to do.

Well this page is about self guided city walks and car routes. 🚶 🚗

If you’re interested to see these colours while exploring the island, check out:

⏩️ Routaki.com or VoiceMap.me

04/06/2024

Are you ready for the lovely warm climate and energy of Crete? 😎

Half way your self exploring day 🚗 trip, or at the end of a day of interesting moments.

Fly to Crete, rent a car, get a Routaki route and life will be perfect. 🏝️

31/05/2024

Three main items of the city walk of Heraklion!!

Can you name them?

A free city walk of choice for the best answer. Who is first !!

20/05/2024

Road signs in Crete. They come in all shapes and sizes. In different colors with different fonts. Often daubed with graffiti or shot with bullet holes.
And now there is also a new form; signs without text. When developing the new car routes, Mr. Routaki notes that all new signs facing south no longer contain texts, as can be seen in the images of the village name sign of Kalamafka.

Fortunately, when using a Routaki route and the VoiceMap app, you no longer need these signs. The red line of the route, in combination with the spoken directions, guide you through the landscape and the villages.

But of course it remains special. The question is of course how long these empty new signs will last. The shepherd knows where he is walking, so we think it will take a while.

15/05/2024

You just ate the most amazing Mezedes and than Nikos, Georgios or Jiannis brings you the raki, and…….

seasonal fruits from the house.

Holiday feeling !!!!!

14/05/2024

Big day !!

After many years of trying and starting over again, my first car route on Crete is live !!

In the GPS interactive way, I imagined eight years ago.

Let me know if you like to listen to it, or use it on Crete.



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13/05/2024

All these images belong to one car route (to be).
Can you guess which one that is?
The ones with the correct answer get a free tour code, once this route is published.

Tip: check the Routaki website to figure out your options.

10/05/2024

A common situation when exploring Crete by car.

Motto: patient and your camera out.

Especially up in the mountains e.g. in the regions of Anogeai and Axos there is a big chance this is going to happen.

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06/05/2024

Because Easter fell so late this year and therefore the name day of George couldn't really be celebrated on April 23rd, George's name day was automatically shifted to the first day after Easter.

So congratulations to all the Georges we know.

The first George that pops to Mr. Routaki's mind is owner George of taverna Sofas in Old Hersonissos.

Xronia Polla George

28/03/2024

Mr. Routaki once again experiences the hospitality described in this video.
Waiting in front of the garage to have his 🚐 repaired, the cookies are served, the WiFi code is provided and the coffee has already been ordered.

Great hospitality from the Cretans, this time in the capital Heraklion.

Με κεντρικό μήνυμα «Crete.Sense the Αuthentic» η Περιφέρεια Κρήτης χτίζει μια καμπάνια που καλεί τον δυνητικό επισκέπτη να ανακαλύψει όλα όσα συνθέτουν τη μο...

25/03/2024

Καλημέρα και χρόνια πολλά!!!

On March 25th, Greeks greet each other with "xronia polla" as it marks Independence Day in Greece. On this day in 1821, Greece declared independence from the Ottoman Turks, after enduring over four centuries of oppression. March 25th signifies the commencement of the War of Independence in Greece, also known as Elliniki Epanastasi. The revolution began in the Peloponnese and spread throughout the country, with recent assistance from European countries such as France, Great Britain, and Russia.

Independence Day in Greece holds religious significance as well, coinciding with the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as Evangelismou tis Theotokou. It commemorates the day when Mary received the announcement from the archangel Gabriel that she would give birth to the Son of God. The Greek rebels deliberately chose this date as the starting point of their uprising against the Ottomans.

On Independence Day, Greeks traditionally enjoy a delicious national dish called "bakaliaro me skordalia," consisting of cod and a side plate of mashed potatoes with garlic. This dish has been enjoyed on March 25th since the 15th century.

13/03/2024

When I made it back in the days, I called it the wine route.
In my opinion the most beautiful region of Crete. South of Heraklion, between Anopoli and Archanes. So many vineyards nowadays. Just gorgeous

Greetings from a happy Mr. Routaki

12/03/2024

The advantages of starting a route at a supermarket are huge we are noticing.
You can get your snacks, breakfast and even a mobile phone holder to make life easier.

So far three of the car routes start at a Lidl.
The company doesn’t mind as long as you don’t stay there the whole day (which we don’t) and we make some advertisement, like I do now 🤣

Car route 32: Rethymnon – Georgioupoli

Car route 53: Hersonissos – Knossos

Car route 62: Agios Nicolaos - Ierapetra

will all start at a Lidl.

Now Mr. Routaki is going to test drive the middle one;

Take in Vineyards and Olive Fields: out of Hersonissos via Archanes to Knossos

10/03/2024

Kalimera !!!

Test driving the route to Agios !!

and VoiceMap does what it has to do. It plays the information precisely at the right moment. -> GPS interactive and off line!

Routaki car routes waited a long time, but it’s actually happening. 😀👍🏻🚗🎉

03/03/2024

Mr. Routaki was contacted by a lovely lady from the island of Samos last week. She would like to be a VoiceMap colleague. Happy to help of course.
By checking each other out we found this lovely article about a ‘marti’ bracelet.

After confirmation with Mrs Routaki if this is also done in Crete, we will publish it in the Routaki Infotheek and here on the fb page.

“Καλό μήνα! Kalo mina, have a good month!
On the first day of March, it is tradition to wear a “marti”: a self-braided bracelet made from red and white cords, symbolizing the transition from winter to spring. The name comes from the Greek word for the month of March "Martios" and is synonym for the anticipation of warmer days and blooming landscapes.
Crafted with care and adorned with symbolic beads, "marti" bracelets serve as protective talismans, shielding wearers from illness and harm. According to tradition, the bracelet protects children from diseases and the early spring sun, which is considered very harmful. The bracelet is worn from March 1st and kept on until the end of the month, or until it falls off naturally from wearing, or until the first swallow is spotted.
After that, they hang it in a fruit tree to protect the tree from external harm and wish it a good and fruitful season. If the bracelets are hung in the tree after spotting the first swallow, it is considered that birds can use the cord to build their nests.”

Καλή άνοιξη! Enjoy the spring! ❤️🇬🇷

Note: The tiny little wrist with the marti bracelet is the one from the daughter of Mrs Routaki. 🥰

Credits to: Samos Visual

02/03/2024

…..and then this as your last photo of the day.
A day in which you could experience all the beauty that Crete has to offer.
Churches, monasteries, delicious food, hospitable people and then this nature. Wonderfully guided through the Routaki route via the VoiceMap app.

Life is good 😊

29/02/2024

The harbour of Heraklion by night.

Koules lighted up by spotlights. An evening walk you can’t skip on your stay in the area.

Maybe after your audio tour through town.

Check out the special page city walk Heraklion. 👍🏻

27/02/2024

No, not an image of Austria.

This is Crete as well, but by the time you drive your Routaki route these amounts of snow will be gone.

Did you know that in a way, Crete is more snow secure than Austria?
More than 20 mountain tops of over 2.000 meters of height.

02/02/2024

A question to you, the public... should there be made a route that includes the lovely fishing village of Mochlos?

Don't confuse this village with Mochos, the village south of Stalida. No, this Mochlos (written with an extra L) is located at the north coast, between Agios Nicolaos and Sitia.

Let me know in the comments.

The village Mochos will be one of the final villages in the Lassithi plateau tour. Life from May 2024 under the title: 'A Scenic Drive to Discover Zeus' Birth Cave on the Lassithi Plateau'

29/01/2024

The new set up on the home page of the Routaki website.
An inidication where the route takes place.

You can book it via the buy button, directly in the voicemap app (after creating an account over there) or read more about the details of the tour.
The set up is made in a way that you can read nothing and book (and trust us) or read as much as you want, about the tour.

Have a look at routaki.com or for the Dutch on routaki.com/home-nl/