Hiking | 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,…

Omalos Plateau, Viannos

Eastern Crete has dozens of enchanting and unknown destinations that "capture" every visitor, making him want to come back again, one of them is the impressive lake of Omalos in Viannos, but also the entire wider area around the plateau.…

Skotini Gorge, Finokalia

A relatively small but impressive gorge with many changes in its landscape is the unknown gorge of Skoteini in the area of the settlement of Finokalia, Epano Merabelo in Lasithi. Although we can plan various routes, in this particular one,…

Havgas Gorge, Elounda

We start from Elounda village by car and head west towards the village of Pines. An excellent route through picturesque small settlements, the narrow asphalt takes us back several years since the images we see contain traditional rural Crete, although…

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…

From Omalos Plateau to Afendis (2142m)

Today the ascent was made from the Omalos Plateau of Viannos which is at an altitude of 1,350 meters. It is quite a demanding hike, especially in the first part, not only because of the steep slope of the ground…

Ano Simi and the unknown plateau

An amazing route in the southern Lasithi mountains, moving at an altitude of 900-950m and next to the wonderful mountain landscape of that slope. Almost the entire route is on dirt roads (see the map below) and is very easy…

Chrisopigi – Bebonas – Kavousi

The route Chrisopigi –Bebonas– Kavousi is easy to pass and we walk on a dirt road to the end. The road starts from Hrisopigi village a little bit northern and we walk on the south sides of Sitian Mounts having a…

Kritsa

Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos.…

Richtis Gorge

It is the fantastic jungle like gorge Richtis! The amazing gorge of Richtis is located in Lasithi Prefecture, on the north side, between Agios Nikolaos and Sitia. It starts just outside the village Exo Mouliana and ends at the Richtis…