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A wild pebble beach below a 17th century monastery on the Asterousia coast.
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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.
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. Περισσότερα για Ηράκλειο
About 40 km from Lentas by road.
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A wild pebble beach below a 17th century monastery on the Asterousia coast.
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A pebble beach where two gorges meet the sea, so the water stays cool all summer.
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A quiet south coast bay with tamarisk shade and water said to be good for your health.
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Two quiet bays just east of Tsoutsouros, sandy, clear and nudist friendly.
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A tiny mountain village above the Libyan Sea.
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A long, empty beach at the mouth of the Anapodaris river, far off the beaten track.
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