Forest | East Crete Travel Guide

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,…

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…

Orino

This is one of the most westerly vίllages of the Sitia District towards the border shared with the District of lerapetra. It is about 11 km inland from the main Sitia - lerapetra road, and is reached by a side-road…

Katharo Plateau-Selakano

From the small settlement of Katharo located on the northern edges of the plateau and at an altitude of 1160m, where we can drink our coffee if needed in the summer months, we follow the dirt road to Selakano, in…

Bufanis Gorge, Selakano Valley

The hike starts from the picturesque settlement of Metaxochori at 550m altitude. The approach to this settlement is from Ierapetra - Myrtos - Males - Metaxochori and is 28km or about 45 minutes driving. The Malles-Metaxochori section is particularly impressive…

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…

Selakano-Lassithi e4 trail

We start just outside the Selakano settlement at 880m, and we walk first through the village and orchards and before we pass the last houses we enter the amazing and unique pine forest which will accompany us for the next…

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…

Thripti Village

More mountain climbing to go through unpaved road to an old and current mountain retreat, where excellent grape varieties produce equally good raki. Carry on to Afentis peak dominating the area from 1476m, for breathtaking views. A marvelous village on…

Pefki Gorge

During summer, on a daily basis, cars occupied by Greek and overseas tourists arrive at Pefki village, where they walk through the alleys by taking photos of village and the surrounding area. Every visitor expresses their admiration to the locals for…