Hiking in eastern Crete: Palekastro, Makrygialos, Sitia, Ierapetra, Kato Zakros, Xerokampos
Traostalos is one of the highest mountains near the coast of east Crete and is 14km far from Palekastro Village. Despite its only moderate height (515.4 m), however, the solid, isolated massif of Traostalos dominates the surrounding area, and its…
One of the most spectacular hikes of eastern Crete is the route of extremely beauty between two traditional and historical villages of the area: Zakros and Ziros. It's so impressive because you walk along a path during the largest part…
Starting from Palekastro on foot, you will arrive at the small settlement of Agathias in 15 minutes. You walk through the village and in the end you walk on a dust road among olive trees, coming close to the hills,…
At the coastal region south of Palm Beach Vai, the nature hides some treasures almost totally unknown to the visitors who are interested only to well known places like Vai or Kouremenos. This area, untouched by modern interventions still retains…
One of the most impressive and important hiking route in east Crete is the one starting from the solitary village Orino (south Crete) and ending to the highest top of Sitian Mountains called Afentis Stavromenos ( 1476 m high). At…
The point that you are to start trekking to the Katofigi cave, is about 200 m after the crossroads of Agios Georgios Village, on the national road Sitia – Ierapetra and 15 km south from Sitia. This sign is on…
At the village Chohlakies begins a magnificent accessible Karoumes gorge that ends after 1,5 hour walking to the pure and scenic bay of Karoumes. You can approach this completely lonely beach only through this gorge! Karoumes is the most remote…
Skinias is the name not only of the 3 beaches, but of a larger region, 4 kms south-east of Palekastro, between the beaches of Hiona and Karoumes. The quickest way to reach Skinias is along a dirt road starting from…
Kato Symi (or Simi) is a village and seat of the homonymous community of the Municipality of Viannos in the Regional Unit of Heraklion. It belonged to the Viannos District of Heraklion Prefecture. Kato Symi is located in a valley…
An easy and spectacular route through the forest of Selakanos. If we want to avoid routes with longer altitude distances but at the same time get and enjoy a clear picture of the Selakanos valley, then this route is for…
