Nature | East Crete Travel Guide

Zonari – Neraidogoula Cave

It is another unknown but beautiful route in the forest of Selakano. This time we will cross a large section in the southern part of the forested valley of Selakano. The access to the starting point of the hike is…

Selakano Forest

Selakano Forest is an area of wild beauty and one of the most important ecosystems on the island, included in the Natura 2000 network. A pine forest, hidden in a mountain valley, with an impressive access through a gorge and…

Psichro forest

A beautiful route through the pine forest of Psichro, Agios Ioannis about 20 km east of Ierapetra. Almost all of the path we take is through forest roads with the forest being a bit sparse and most of it being…

Karidi – Honos – Vrisidi

Our route starts from Karidi village at 600 meters altitude. As we walk a few hundred meters west of the settlement on our left begins the path that after 1700m and 30 minutes walking on a distinct stone-built path we…

Sitia Geopark

The Natural Park of Sitia is on the easternmost edge of Crete, in the Municipality of Sitia. It covers the entire area of the former Municipality of Itanos, as well as parts of the former Municipalities of Lefki and Sitia.…

Livari Beach

Some parts of the island have been overpowered by tourist resorts and massive hotels, but fortunately Crete does still allow you to exploreendless beaches, numerous villages, remote mountains and some natural sights as caves and gorges for those who take…

Dionisades Islands

Α group of four(4) small islands at the north of the Sitia Bay, at a distance of 16 km from Sitia. Two of them, Giannisada and Dragonara, are the biggest ones with mostly cedar-trees from Lebanon and the other two,…

Koufonisi island or Lefki

This is a small island in the Libyan Sea off the south-eastern coast of Crete, or more eχactly, south-east of the Goudouras village promontory near Makrigialos. Together with the islets of Makroulo, Strongilo, Trachila and Marmara it forms a close…

Toplou Gorge

Its entrance is about 200m in the west of the Monastery of Toplou. The landscape is astonishing not only because of its flora and the existence of a cluster of the palm tree Theophrastos Phoenix theophrasti, clusters of locust Ceratonia siliqua, oleander…

Xerokambos-Agia Irini

If you desire to be acquainted of eastern Crete, don’t forget to visit Xerokambos, a seaside resort known as a summer holidays’ destination and known because of the lilies grown on the sand. The inhabitants of the small village of Xerokambos…