Ha Gorge
The imposing Ha gorge near Ierapetra on Crete. Location and the area around, pictures and video of the spectacular crossing of the canyon. A particular major characteristic around the city …
Lasithi
Kritsa Canyon
One of the most impressive gorges on Crete is the Kritsa Canyon close to Aghios Nikolaos. Hiking and climbing over rocks is often necessary. The circular route is one and …
Milatos Cave
Cave of Milatos. The story of the drama of 1823 close to the village of Milatos on Crete during the Greek Revolution and the sightseeing today. The village of Milatos …
Karfi
Minoan settlement Karfi on Lasithi plateau. Karfi is a crucial Minoan village east of Diaselou tis Ampelou (Seli) which is placed at the borders of the areas of Heraklion and …
Sellinari
Monastery of St George Sellinari and gorge. The holy monastery of Saint George at Sellinari is for monks and is located in the middle of the gorge Sellinari, on the …
Moni Faneromeni at the isthmus
Monastery of Moni Faneromeni at the isthmus of Crete. The isthmus of Crete The motorway heading south from Aghios Nikolaos is not particularly interesting at first, because it leads through …
Neapoli
Neapoli, one of the most beautiful cities on Crete with Monasteries and the ancient Dorian mountain town of Driros in the middle of the green Skafi basin. Neapoli is one …
Panayia Kera church
Old Panayia Kera church at Kritsa with the most complete and most famous palette of Byzantine frescoes preserved in Crete. The most famous church near the ‘largest village’ on Crete, …
Aghios Ioannis Peninsula
The wild and untapped Agios Ioannis peninsula. The triangular peninsula north of Neapoli and Aghios Nikolaos, east of Milatos and northwest from Elounda is surprisingly wild and not very crowded. …
Gournia
Gournia, the best preserved city of the Minoans on the whole of Crete, located on the highway from Aghios Nikolaos to Ierapetra on the Gulf of Merabellou. History Gournia, which …