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Agios Nikitas Palm Forest
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Agios Nikitas Palm Forest

Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion

About

A hidden grove of Cretan palms.

The Agios Nikitas palm forest lies in a secluded ravine on the south coast of the Asterousia. It's a lush oasis of Theophrastus palms, Crete's endemic species.

A walk leads to the chapel of Agios Antonios, the Kefalovrisi spring and the monastery of Agios Nikitas, ending at the beach of Agios Nikitas.

Archanes-Asterousia stretches from the wine villages south of Heraklion, like Archanes and Peza, down to the wild Asterousia mountains and the Libyan Sea. Mount Giouchtas, which looks like the profile of Zeus, rises above Archanes, and the area is rich in Minoan sites. Further south, the Asterousia hide monasteries, gorges and remote beaches such as Treis Ekklisies and Tsoutsouros. The wineries of the Peza area are open for tastings.

Highlights & amenities

Entry
Free

Around Archanes-Asterousia

Heraklion is the heart of Minoan Crete and the island’s busiest region. Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum are the two places almost everyone visits, and they work well together on one day. In the south, the wide Messara plain holds the palace of Phaistos, the Roman ruins of Gortyna and the famous caves above the bay of Matala. More about Heraklion

Anreise

About 40 km from Lentas by road.

On the map

34.96560, 25.25560 · See on map

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