Lassithi is rich in historical places and beautiful scenery. For example, here is the most beautiful bay in all of Greece - Mirabello. The most popular resorts are the town of Agios Nikolaos with the famous deep-water lake and the prestigious resort of Elounda, located near it in the depths of the cozy bay.

The picturesque Lassithi area in Crete is unlikely to be questioned . Wealth of natural landscapes of this plateau, the most beautiful in Greece, the Gulf of Mirabello, a diverse landscape make the region very attractive for rest . Even a lot of windmills built with the usual goal of irrigation of fields add local scenery of charm and charm . Traditional but the high level of service to tourists, excellent infrastructure, a lot of fashionable hotels made the rest in Lassithi attractive for the most influential and famous people of the world .

How to get

All the resorts of Lassithi are easy to reach by motorway from the international airport of Heraklion, the distance to the central part of the resort area is slightly less than 80 km . Many hotels offer a shuttle service, but you can also use public transport . To rent the whole area it makes sense to rent out a car, a lot of rental offices are ready to provide services . We just need to remember that it is worthwhile to agree on the lease in advance, otherwise choose will have to come from expensive cars and the fee can be too big . Counting on the fact that at the height of the season to rent a car at an airport where there are a lot of representative offices of the respective companies, do not have to .

Resorts Lassithi

Major resorts - Elounda, Agios Nikolaos, Ierapetra

Agios Nikolaos is the capital of the region, the most famous resort in the region. This beautiful coastal city is on a par with the most famous resorts in the world, there is everything for an unforgettable and comfortable seaside holiday.

In addition to Agios Nikolaos, the resort towns of the region Sitia, Elounda, Ierapetra are the most southern city in Greece. All these cities are buried in greenery, their many kilometers of beaches beckon to themselves with the promise of a delightful tan, and numerous restaurants and taverns are ready to offer guests an extensive menu of local and European cuisine. These resorts can not be called cheap, but their advantages can not be appreciated.

Entertainment, sightseeing and attractions of Lassithi

An exciting and diverse program can be an excursion program, a starting point for which you can make any of the resort towns . Numerous travel agencies and individual guides are ready to offer their services . There are many options for organizing excursions, both in terms of transportation, and in terms of the route, and in terms of the language in which the excursion is conducted . Greece is rich in unique monuments and antiquity, and rightfully proud of them . The sights of the Lassithi area are numerous and interesting, many of them are simply unique .A sea trip to the island of Spinalonga will leave vivid memories not only about the beautiful sea, but also about the Venetian fortress located on it . The history of this fort is rich and interesting, and its panorama against the sea does not affect anyone .

The central part of the plateau is famous for its windmills, there are about 10,000 of them. The panorama opening to the mills from the Dikti Mountains will not leave anyone indifferent, nor the romantics who see in the movement of the mill wings something magical, or pragmatists who will admire this method of irrigation.

Sitia is the capital of the region and one of the most beautiful cities of Crete. Here, many Minoan burials were found, ancient idols, vessels, as well as fragments of buildings and early Christian churches. In the center of the old quarter is a picturesque harbor with taverns and a cafe. The restored Venetian fort (now an open-air theater) standing above the northern part of the harbor is all that remained of the once vast urban fortifications

"Valley of Thousands of Windmills", Zeus Cave - Dikteon Andron (it is believed that it was here that the supreme god was born ancient Greeks), rich in stalactites and stalagmites, the "Palm Bay" with white sand (Vai place), the medieval monastery of Toplou with frescoes of the 14th century, sailing from the port of the ancient town of Ierapetra to the Libyan Sea, where you can swim and fish for pictures the uninhabited island of Chrisi Photo by Lassithi (44)