• Heraklion

Kapetaniana is a small village perched at an altitude of 800 meters on the Asterousia range, west of the Κophinas peak. It commands a magnificent view of the Libyan Sea and combines in harmonious ways the wilderness of the mountain and the serenity and benefits of the sea

• Heraklion

Vlahiana, 15 km southwest of the town of Heraklion, is a small settlement which lies at the southeast foot of Mount Psiloritis, amphitheatrically located at an altitude of 580 meter, overlooking the villages of Kerasia, Venerato, and Avgeniki at a distance of about 1 km.

• Heraklion

Zaros is a particularly attractive, refreshingly unspoilt village famous for its spring water, which are now bottled and sold all over Crete, and an ideal base for walkers to explore the beautiful nature.

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Crete’s mystery is extremely deep. Whoever sets foot on this island senses a mysterious force branching warmly and beneficiently through his veins, senses his soul begin to grow. - Nikos Kazantzakis, Report to Greco

• Heraklion

Made is one of those hidden places, generally quieter than beach areas close to Heraklion, Crete, but with the facilities (if you include Lygaria and Agia Pelagia) that make spending days here a pleasure.

• Heraklion

Keratokambos is a tiny resort or maybe better fishing village and the tranquility is its chief asset in southern of Heraklion, Crete. If you like peace and quiet and have a few books to read this is your kind of place.

• Heraklion

Heraklion is Crete’s biggest city (among Chania, Rethimno, Agios Nikolaos, Sitia, Ierapetra), whose emblem is the Venetian fortress of Koules and it harmoniously combines a multilingual past as Byzantine churches standing next to the Venetian mansions.