Agios Nikolaos Tourist and Travel Guide of Eastern Crete. Accommodation, attractions, activities and archeology-History
We leave our vehicle at the parking lot next to the Venetian windmills and near the bridge that connects Elounda with the Kolokytha peninsula. In the first 2 kilometers we follow the passable dirt road to the chapel of Agios…
The island of Kolokytha or Vryonisi is located in the Gulf of Mirabello opposite the resort of Elounda. In essence, it is a peninsula that is connected by a very thin strip of land to Elounda, which is interrupted by…
The lighthouse of Aforesmenos is located 27km north of Agios Nikolaos, 20km from Elounda, and near the village of Vroucha. It was built on the cape of Agios Ioannis, on the north coast of Crete, at the point where the…
From the village of Vrouchas we drive downhill on a narrow cement road at the beginning between cultivated fields, enjoying the impressive view of the sea. As we approach the northern coastline the landscape changes and the olive groves thin…
The usual route to Atzilakodasos starts from the location of Hamoprina, about 4.5 km south of the center of Mallia on the road to Krasi Village. Also very well known is the path that starts a little further east from…
The route "Kalamafka - Meteora Crete - Holy Cross - Kalamafka" is an easy hiking route in an area called Castellana Kalamafka or otherwise in Meteora of Crete. Ending via a circular route at the chapel of Holy Cross (Timios…
A relatively small but impressive gorge with many changes in its landscape is the unknown gorge of Skoteini in the area of the settlement of Finokalia, Epano Merabelo in Lasithi. Although we can plan various routes, in this particular one,…
We start from Elounda village by car and head west towards the village of Pines. An excellent route through picturesque small settlements, the narrow asphalt takes us back several years since the images we see contain traditional rural Crete, although…
Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos.…
An easy but spectacular route on the eastern side of the plateau. Almost the entire course is on dirt roads and only at one point (from point B to point C as we see on the map and for about…
