Situated on the road between Hersonissos and Kastelli. The Crete Golf Course is the only 18 holes golf course of the island.

Send your name and e-mail in the boxes below and you will receive an autoresponder e-mail with which you receive 10% discount on your greenfee.

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Drive into the village of Avdou and just before (or just after the church) you take the turn. The hotel and the horse stables of Odysseia are mentioned on the signs. The road is not the best, but worth the drive.

Send your name and e-mail in the boxes below and you will receive an autoresponder e-mail with which you receive a karaf of wine for free during your lunch or diner. AJ’s recommandation is to let Manolis make you a special Mezedes (=meal with small dishes of starters).

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Park your car just outside the village square of Old Hersonissos; one of the three (former) villages on the hill side above the coastal resort Hersonissos. Walk onto the square with the breathtaking atmosphere and take a seat with Georgios and Eleni.

Send your name and e-mail and you will receive an autoresponder mail with which you get a discount of € 5,- on the wine tasting Georgios does. Or a karaf of local wine for free during your lunch or diner. AJ’s recommandation is to let Georgios make you a special Mezedes (=meal with small dishes of starters).

An other way to receive this discount is to #repost the image of George in front of his wine cabinet on AJ’s personal intagram feed #arjanvera and mention @aj4ugolfguide and @cretegolf and t@g two of your golf buddies in your text.

Park your car just outside the village square of Mochos; the village which you pass on your way to the Lassithi plateau, if you start your trip in Stalida. Walk onto the square which also has this very beautiful Greek Orthodox church and let yourself be served by Nikos and his crew.

Send your name and e-mail address and receive an notification with which you receive a karaf of wine for free during your diner, or some nice sweets when it’s a coffee stop in the morning. AJ’s recommandation is; to let Nikos serve you his food that comes out of the traditional oven.

An other way to receive this discount is to #repost the image of Nikos and his oven shown on AJ’s intagram feed #aj4ugolfguide and mention @aj4ugolfguide and @cretegolf and t@g two of your golf buddies in your text.

In the village where AJ lived for so many years: Koutouloufari. Even his old Routaki logo is still in mosaik form on the roof top opposite to this restaurant. Park your car just outside the village and walk through the tiny streets of this pictoresque village. Be welcomed by Irine and her parents Alexander and Maria. For many years an absolute extrodonary restaurant in the wider area.

Send your name and e-mail addres and you will receive a notification with which you receive a nice surprise at the end of your diner, or some nice sweets when it’s a coffee stop in the morning. AJ’s recommandation is pick this restaurant on a night out where you have the time to relax and enjoy the whole ceremony of service the lovely crew presents with a smile.

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On the complete opposite side of where you enter the plateau is the village of Magoulas with in the corner the wind mill of taverna Dyonissos. It’s AJ’s advice to drive over the plateau in a clock wise direction. Doing this you avoid the main tourist flow. Kostas and his wife Galatia, together with their son Jiannis will serve you a traditional lunch. And if you ask for it, Galatia will show you some video shooting of the times where the plateau was full of windmills and water rich periods.

Send your name and e-mail address and you will receive a notification with which you receive a lovely sweet dessert after you lunch. AJ’s recommandation is to try the lamb or porc which is freshly grilled on the spit.

An other way to receive this discount is to #repost the image of the Dyonissos wind mill shown on AJ’s intagram feed #aj4ugolfguide and mention @aj4ugolfguide and @cretegolf and t@g two of your golf buddies in your text.

Follow the signs in the village of Dafnes, the village just situated next to the main road from Heraklion to Moires. In this area you are going to be overwelmed by the amount of vineyards. Douloufakis winery is a family run business of good and tasty quality wines. They show you around and provide a wine tasting with answers to your questions.

Send your name and e-mail address and you will receive a notification with which you receive a 10% discount on the wines or souvenirs you buy in the shop, after the wine tasting. AJ is more known as Mr. Routaki to the family, because of his routes that pass by this village and winery.

An other way to receive this discount is to #repost the image of the Douloufakis tourguide shown on AJ’s personal intagram feed #arjanvera and mention @aj4ugolfguide and @cretegolf and t@g two of your golf buddies in your text.

Mainly for guest that stay in the area of Gouves, Spiros taverna is the place to visit. If you don’t like to use your rental car, you can call Spiros and he will pick you up at your reception. Great local food and most of the nights live Cretan music. Entertainment in the traditional way. Let Spiros make you a nice mezedes and be carefull with the raki afterwards.

Send your name and e-mail address and you will receive a notification with which you receive a free karaf of wine for during your lunch or diner.

An other way to receive this discount is to #repost the image of Spiros and his instrument, shown on AJ’s intagram feed #aj4ugolfguide and mention @arjanvera and @cretegolf and t@g two of your golf buddies in your text.

If you like to eat fresh fish, the one and only place is the village of Milatos. There at the seaside you find several tavernas serving the cath of the day. AJ recommends taverna o Meraklis. This family runned taverna is known by the locals and almost famous for the fact that grandma is still doing the grilling herself outside in front of the house, as you can see on the picture.

Send your name and e-mail address and you will receive a notification with which you receive a free karaf of wine for during your lunch or diner.

An other way to receive this discount is to #repost the image of grandma and her barbeque, shown on AJ’s personal intagram feed #arjanvera and mention @aj4ugolfguide and @cretegolf and t@g two of your golf buddies in your text.

First of all, don’t confuse this village name with Mochos, the village up in the mountains, south of Stalida. MochLos is situated just off the new national road on between Agios Nikolaos en Sitia. A lovely little village with beautiful scenery and little beaches to take a refreshing dive. Alos here it’s very comfortable to have a great lunch. AJ’s favorite place is called To Bogazi and is to be found on the corner of the promenada with a lovely view on the little island in front of the coastline.

Send your name and e-mail address and you will receive an e-mail with which you receive a free karaf of wine for during your lunch or diner.

An other way to receive this discount is to #repost the image of the colourfull boat, shown on AJ’s personal intagram feed #arjanvera and mention @aj4ugolfguide and @cretegolf and t@g two of your golf buddies in your text.

For the whole area between Gouves and Malia, the owner of Popmoters – Lambros will bring you, your scooter to your doorstep, or he picks you up at your reception, so you can choose yourself what kind of scooter you like to rent. He is situated on the main road in Hersonissos and has two offices. Reliable, friendly and trustworthy. So if you like to explore the area on a scooter, Popmotors is the place to be for your transportation. Lambros has also some cars. So also for car rental AJ advices to use his services.

Send your name and e-mail address and you will receive a notification with which you receive a 10% discount on your rental fee.

An other way to receive this discount is to #repost the image of AJ and Lambros drinking a raki, shown on AJ’s personal intagram feed #arjanvera and mention @aj4ugolfguide and @cretegolf and t@g two of your holiday friends in your text.

A well working olive factory in the months november to february, but a very clean and organised information centre about the olive oil production in the summer months. Situated just inside the town of Neapoli, the friendly staff of the Vassilakis Estate welcomes you in their factory and explains you how the Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Crete is produced and why it is so good.

Send your name and e-mail address and you will receive a notification with which you receive a free guided tour through the factory, provided by one of the staff members of the company. Afterwards you may try all these lovely little delicacies.

An other way to receive this guided tour is to #repost the image of the pure olive oil, shown on AJ’s personal intagram feed #arjanvera and mention @aj4ugolfguide and @cretegolf and t@g two of your golf buddies in your text.