Plateau of Lasithi
The picturesque Oropedio (i.e. plateau, in Greek) of Lasithi is the largest and the most fertile plateau of Crete and one of the most important places of Crete…
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Rivers in Crete
River is a system of internal water that flows on the surface of the earth and a large of its part can be underground. Very few rivers are in Crete due to its small…
Crete Rivers
Voni
Voni is famous for its religious tourism due to its female monastery in the village that is dedicated to Agia Marina. Administratively the village is under the…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Tourloti
The picturesque and small settlement Tourloti is built on a Hill between the villages Kalivia and Tefeli. Tourloti is approximately 45 km from Heraklion city and…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Mirtia
“ The family of my father comes from a village two hours from Megalo Kastro and is called Varvari “ Nikos Kazantzakis wrote in his book “Anafora ston Greko” and…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Astritsi
In Kato Vrisi, in Astritsi, someone can find a forgotten part of the paradise. Administratively, Astritsi belongs to the Archanes- Asterousia Municipality,…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Milonas gorge
Milonas gorge is a place you must visit. The gorge is located betweet the settlements of Koutsounari and Ferma, in municipality of Ierapetra. The route is easy…
Lasithi Canyons
Houmeriako
Buildings that make you feel like you live in other times, fountains that were a source of dew for the residents and 19 churches reminiscent of the old prestige…
Lasithi Towns and villages
Kastelli Fournis
Architectural diamonds, verdant colorful courtyards, and scenic alleys are some of the features of Kastelli in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos that will be of…
Lasithi Towns and villages
Richtis gorge
If you want good reasons to visit Sitia, the Richtis gorge will probably be the main reason to organise this trip. It is a small canyon whose beauty has no jealousy…
Lasithi Canyons
Minoan and Roman Mansions of Makris Gialos
A Minoan and a Roman mansion have been found in the south-eastern coastal Makris Gialos settlement of the Lasithi prefecture. The Minoan mansion was found in Plakakia.…
Lasithi Archaeological Areas
Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kapsas
The monastery of Agios Ioannis Kapsa is built 9 km east of Makris Gialos, west of the gorge of the Perovollakis. It is a double cave temple dedicated to St. John…
Lasithi Monasteries
Gra Lygia
About 5 km west of Ierapetra and 39 km south of Agios Nikolaos, we find the seaside village of Gra Lygia, famous for the fertile valley in which locals grow in…
Lasithi Beaches Towns and villages
The beautiful Agia Fotia beach is in the southern side of the Lasithi prefecture, about 12 kilometres from Ierapetra and 45 kilometres from Agios Nikolaos. The…
Lasithi Beaches Towns and villages
Milatos cavern
The Milatos cavern is a few kilometres in the north-east of the Milatos settlement of Agios Nikolaos, in the Lasithi prefecture. A memorial of the thousands of…
Lasithi Caves
Kserokampos
Kserokampos is one of the most beautiful beaches of the eastern Crete. Kserokampos is a settlement about 48 kilometers from Siteia and 28 kilometers from Palaikastro.…
Lasithi Beaches Towns and villages
Toplou monastery
The Toplou Monastery, one of the largest and most important monasteries in Crete, is in the Kavo Sidero Cape, 10 kilometers in the east of Sitia and 6 kilometers…
Lasithi Monasteries
Pelekita cavern
The impressive cavern of Pelekita or “tis Sikias o Spilios” is one of the biggest caverns in Crete and of a high archaeological importance. It is about 5 kilometers…
Lasithi Caves
Nekroi gorge
The gorge of Nekroi in Zakros is a very beautiful and important archaeologically gorge. Its name (“nekroi” means the dead, in Greek) came from the large number…
Lasithi Canyons
Minoan Palace of Zakros
The Minoan Palace of Zakros is the fourth largest ancient palace in Crete after those of Knosos, Festos and Malia. It is 500 meters from Kato Zakros, 8 kilometers…
Lasithi Archaeological Areas
Kato Zakros
The calm Kato Zakros beach is behind mountains and the plants of the green valley of Zakros. The beach is pebbly and at the edge of the large bay. It is not organized…
Lasithi Beaches
Zakros
Zakros is one of the most picturesque villages of Crete that combines the natural beauty with the alternative activities and the important archaeological sites.…
Lasithi Towns and villages
Cha climbing spot
The Cha gorge of the Ierapetra municipality and Lasithi prefecture has about 25 descents, slides and jumps. Water dominates and creates many waterfalls and places…
Lasithi Climbing
Gorge of Sarakina
The gorge of Sarakina or Sarantapichos starts from the Mithoi settlement of Ierapetra and ends to the coastal Mirtos settlement. Its entrance is about 16 kilometers…
Lasithi Canyons
Mirtos
Mirtos is a picturesque and tourist coastal settlement of the Lasithi prefecture. It is built near the banks of the Krios River, close to the exit of the imposing…
Lasithi Beaches Towns and villages
Makris Gialos
Makris Gialos is a small coastal settlement 24 kilometers in the east of Ierapetra, 35 kilometers in the west of Siteia and 60 kilometers from Agios Nikolaos. Makris…
Lasithi Archaeological Areas Beaches Towns and villages
Archaeological Museum of Ierapetra
The Archaeological Museum of Ierapetra has been working since 1986 in the Commercial Ottoman School in the center of the city. The exhibits concern the area and…
Lasithi Archaeological Museums
Kales fortress
The Venetian Kales fortress is in the southern part of the Ierapetra port. It possibly began to be built in 1212 by the Genovese pirate Pescatore. The first written…
Lasithi Fortresses
Ancient Lato
The ancient Lato city was about 3 kilometers in the north of Kritsa of the Agios Nikolaos municipality, in Lasithi. It was protected due to its geographical position…
Lasithi Archaeological Areas
Spinaloga
The island of the tears and the island of the leppers are some of the characterizations of the beautiful and historical Spinaloga. Spinaloga is in the north of…
Lasithi Archaeological Areas Historical Sites
Kritsa gorge
The Kritsa gorge is in a very beautiful area. It starts from the north-east side of the Kritsa settlement and ends after about 12 kilometers, to the Tapes village.…
Lasithi Canyons
Kritsa
The picturesque and beautiful Kritsa village with important archaeological findings is in the Agios Nikolaos municipality of the Lasithi prefecture. The village…
Lasithi Towns and villages
Elounta
The amazing and magnificent Elounta is known for the powerful and famous people from all over the world that visit it. Its beaches, its clean, blue sea, and the…
Lasithi Beaches Archaeological Areas Towns and villages
Folklore Museum of Agios Nikolaos
The Folklore Museum of Agios Nikolaos is in one of the oldest buildings of the city, next to the bridge of the lake. It opened in 1978 in order to maintain the…
Lasithi Culture Museums
Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos
The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos has been working since 1970 and is one of the most important museums in Crete. It is in the northern part of the lake,…
Lasithi Archaeological Museums
Agios Nikolaos
Agios NIkolaos, the beautiful capital of the Lasithi prefecture, is in the west side of the Meramvelo peninsula. The Voulismeni Lake in the center of the city is…
