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DISCOVER THE DESTINATION

MEGARO

FAMILY RESTAURANT

The palm beach of Vai features the largest natural palm forest in Europe.

tan history and tradition tell the story of the village. In upland Heraklion, valley down below. The mountainous inland doesn’t stop here: the tradi-
Houdetsi stands out for its stately homes and grand feasts accompanied tional Axos, in the same Rethymno area, attracts visitors who discover
by the sound of the Cretan lyre. In Zaros, at the foot of Mount Psiloritis the many Byzantine churches or simply the local grocery stores/coffee
(Ida), vegetable plots and estates speak of those lucky enough to live in shops that introduce the traveler to local life. In southeast Crete, the semi-
a place blessed with plenty of water. In the Ano and Kato Asites, the mountainous Pefki stands out 7 km north of Makrys Gialos. Life is serene
monastery of Aghios Georgios Gorgolainis stands out with its age-old in the narrow alleys. Housed in the building of the elementary school,
plane tree and cypress. At the village kafeneio (coffee shop) raki treats the folk museum reminds you how everyday life without electricity once
are accompanied by stories about local sights, mainly the abandoned set- was – with looms, spinning machines, wine presses, earthenware jars and
tlement of Nisi. In Vamos, which is reminiscent of Tuscany, the impres- innumerable tools.
sive apokoroniotika houses stand out among olive groves and orange
orchards. You are in the Chania Prefecture, and Sfakia invite you to find Breath-taking gorges
out that people’s lives could be different. The proud Hora Sfakion, sur- They split the earth in half and amaze with their natural beauty: The Arvi
rounded by the steep slopes of Lefka Ori (White Mountains), can boast Gorge, along with that of Ha, is a small miracle in itself. Located in Hera-
that it has never surrendered to any conqueror. Anogia, also perched on clion Prefecture, near Keratokambos, it requires canyoning equipment
Psiloritis in the Rethymno Prefecture, stands out for its colors and scents. to cross, since it forms a cascade. About mid-route, the 85-meter-high
In the same prefecture, pottery lovers head towards Margarites, a cool waterfall called Kapnistis (the Smoker) sprays water as thinly as smoke! MAIN SQUARE OF ELOUNDA, CRETE
village at the north base of Psiloritis, blessed with a view over the fertile At the end of the gorge, the fertile valley of Arvi with its famous banana
Tel: + 30 2841042220
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