Nature | East Crete Travel Guide

Atzilakodasos from Vrachasi

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…

Hiking from Mino Plateau to Selakano

A wonderful, unknown and hidden plateau in the eastern Lasithi mountains. It borders the Selakano valley to the north and is separated by the Zonari stream, and to the southwest we have the Lapathos plateau. The area is particularly impressive…

Lastros Village to Bebonas

An unknown but beautiful route through the western mountains of Sitia and the wider area of Lastros village. The route starts above the main road where a cement/dirt road winds through the vegetation which we follow for approximately 1-1.2 km.…

Lapathos to Psari Madara peak (2086m)

Just before the Lapathos plateau we head northeast on a dirt road and proceed uphill towards the location of Protolitsa. The road is quite good until the small but beautiful plateau of Protolitsa with the haughty huge prinos scattered around…

Symi – Paradise Balcony

Walking on one of the most beautiful paths of eastern Crete, through black pine forests. The course starts on a dirt road just above the settlement of Kato Symi from where there is a wooden kiosk next to the asphalt,…

Omalos Plateau, Viannos

Eastern Crete has dozens of enchanting and unknown destinations that "capture" every visitor, making him want to come back again, one of them is the impressive lake of Omalos in Viannos, but also the entire wider area around the plateau.…

Skotini Gorge, Finokalia

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,…

Havgas Gorge, Elounda

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…

Lapathos Plateau

Lapathos Plateau is 9 kilometers far to east from Symi or Simi village in Lassithi prefecure at the southern slopes of Dikti mountains. It is a hidden and unknown area on the Lasithi mountains and you have access to the…

From Omalos Plateau to Afendis (2142m)

Today the ascent was made from the Omalos Plateau of Viannos which is at an altitude of 1,350 meters. It is quite a demanding hike, especially in the first part, not only because of the steep slope of the ground…