Sights | East Crete Travel Guide

Agii Pantes Gorge

Though it is unknown, it is very beautiful and impressive. It is relatively easy to access. It is located 7 kms far from Sitia. The new 3km aspalt road drives you directly to the entrance/beach of the gorge. This road ends up…

Pervolakia or Kapsa Gorge

A very beautiful gorge close to the well known monastery of Kapsa in South-eastern Crete near Goudouras Village and Makrigialos. The Kapsa Gorge or Pervolakia Gorge is 9 kms far from Makri Gialos and 35 kms far from Sitia. The access…

Agia Irini Gorge

The gorge is known to the natives, but unknown to the most of the visitors, who pass from Ziros or Xerokambos (the two destinations most known near the gorge). In fact here we have two different gorges, the north and the…

Agios Nikolaos Town

Agios Nikolaos, is the capital of the Lassithi prefecture of Crete. It is built around a picturesque lake at the north-western side of the Mirabello bay, one of the biggest bays in Crete. The beauty here is endless with the…

Xerokambos – Lamnoni Gorge

One more unknown gorge of the area of Xerokambos. From the settlement of Xerokambos, on your way to Ziros’ plateau in a distance of 2 kms, you will see the gorge, as you are ascending the turns. It starts from 70m…

Xerokambos Gorge

A small but impressive gorge 1 Km far from the Xerokambos settlement and beaches. Xerokambos gorge is located at a deserted and rocky area between Ano Zakros and the touristic region of Xerokambos. Its entrance is located 500m far from…

Orino or Butterfly Gorge

It's one of the most known gorges of south-east Crete (Makrigialos-Ierapetra area). Its entrance is at the little forest of Koutsouras, which is just one km far from the littoral village of Koutsouras and 6 km from Makrigialos. Its end…

Sarakina Gorge

16km west of Ierapetra is located the traditional village of Mythi or Mithi. In a short distance from the village, the small Sarakina Gorge starts, which ends near the coastal village of Mirtos. The length of the canyon reaches 1.5km…

Kelaria

Kelaria is a small mountain village in the east of Sitia region, 30 kilometres from coastal Sitia and just 5 km before the village of Zakros. The scenery is typical of the mountainous east of Lassithi Prefecture, with not very…

Mitato

Mitato (the word means «cheese dairy» in the Cretan dialect) is the central village of a community of five small villages, the other four being Honos, Xerolimni, Krioneri or Misiryou (perhaps derived from the Latin missir: gentleman or lord, or…