Elounda Town Center

The town center of Elounda revolves around a colourful harbour and the main square just next door and offers a big variety of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and shops.

You can visit the remains of the submerged ancient city of Olous, the Canal and the Windmills.

You can swim at Elounda’s main golden sand beach, awarded with the Blue Flag, Hiona Beach, Plaka Beach.

Spinalonga Island

A small venetian fortress opposite Plaka village, mostly known for its history as a Leper Island.

A short drive to Plaka and a small boat trip with a traditional boat allows you to meet the great history of this Unesco monument.

Agios Nikolaos Town Center

Aghios Nikolaos is a picturesque port town on Mirabello Bay and the capital of Lassithi Area that offers a great variety of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and shops.

You can visit Lake Voulismeni, he Archaeology Museum.

You can swim at Kitroplateia beach, Ammoudi Beach, Ammos beach, Almyros beach, all awarded with the Blue Flag.

Knossos

The palace of Knossos was undoubtedly the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture. It appears as a maze of workrooms, living spaces, and storerooms close to a central square. An approximate graphic view of some aspects of Cretan life in the Bronze Age is provided by restorations of the palace's indoor and outdoor murals, as it is also by the decorative motifs of the pottery and the insignia on the seals and sealings.