My saved routes

Down (and up again) to the south coast and the remote Monastery of Koudouma.

Another remote church down at the south coast.

Historic monastery of Arkadi, pottery presentation at the "Tsikalario" of Eleni Gavgalakis at Margarites, limestone cave above Melidoni and the sandy beach of Bali.

To the artificial lake of Potami, historic village of Patsos and the gorge of Agios Andonios. Via Pandanassa and Apostoli to the fantastic look-out point of Thronos and stop-over at the taverna "Aravanes". Back to the north coast via Charkia.

Start at the pass of the Wind mills, down to the monastery of Vidianis and its impressive little museum of the natural history of the Lassithi area, visit to the birth cave of Godfather Zeus above Psychro and a visit to the authentic folkloristic museum of Agios Georgios and a stroll through the ma…

From Pigi via Loutra and Viran Episkopi uphill to the monastery of Arkadi. At Thronos the visdit of a minoan excavation site is possible. At Apostoli the stone carved monuments at the village square ar remarkable The so-called "Potami-Dam offers the possibility of a nice coffee-stopover. Back via t…

From Pigi through olive groves to Viran Episkopi and a short visit to the archaic village of Pikris. The monastery of Arkadi is the most important monument of the younger history of Crete because of the role it played in the resistance fight against the Turks in 1866. The folkloristic museum of Amn…

From Apostoli via Meronas to the Amari valley and Gerakari, the center of cherry trees on Crete. Water spitting lion heads of Spili and the impressive gorge of Kourtaliotiko down to the south coast with the lively village of Plakias.

From the tiny mountain villages of Charkia and Kavousi over to the famous monastery of Arkadi. At Eleftherna there is a nice look-out-coffee-shop to the excavation site of "Orthi Petra" which was minoan. Just above Margarites possibility of seeing a pottery presentation at the "Tsikalario" of Eleni…

After a visit to the Chapel of Virgin Mary (11th Century!) at Miriokefala we pass down to the former dorian city state of Lappa or Argyroupolis and see the waterfalls below the village. Next stopover would be the only freshwater lake of Crete, the Kournas Lake for a relaxing swim. Georgioupolis is …

Visit to the late minoan cemetary of Armeni through the remote hills to Fotinos and Agios Vasilios. Short stop-over at the tiny coffee shop at Angouseliana before at Kanevos the descent to the Kotsifou gorge begins. Marvellous look-out-point down to the bay of Plakias just before the village of Sel…