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A long, quiet south coast beach with a few tavernas and almost no development.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Βιάννος
An almost empty beach between Keratokambos and Arvi with gently sloping turquoise water.
Monompouka is a mix of fine sand and pebbles with crystal clear turquoise water that deepens slowly, which makes it safe for children. Even in high season it is close to deserted. There are changing rooms and showers but nothing else.
Even in high season it's almost empty. There are no facilities, so bring what you need. The coastal road here offers beautiful views over the Libyan Sea.
Viannos is the south-east corner of Heraklion, on the slopes of Mount Dikti above the Libyan Sea. The area is green, with olive groves, chestnut trees and banana greenhouses in warm valleys such as Arvi. The coast has quiet villages and beaches like Keratokambos, Tertsa and Psari Forada, far from mass tourism. In 1943 the villages of Viannos suffered one of the worst massacres of the German occupation, remembered at a memorial near Amiras.
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 1 hour 20 minutes from Heraklion, between Keratokambos and Arvi.
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34.99636, 25.39450 · Στον χάρτη
A long, quiet south coast beach with a few tavernas and almost no development.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Βιάννος
A quiet beach past Kastri harbour, recognisable by the chapel above and a dark rock in the sea.
Αμμουδιές · Βιάννος
A wild gorge for canyoning near Keratokampos.
Φαράγγια · Βιάννος
A small beach of soft grey sand surrounded by big rocks, between Kastri and Tsoutsouros.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Βιάννος
A long beach of pebbles and sand next to Arvi harbour, with banana groves around the village.
Αμμουδιές · Βιάννος
A dramatic canyon with an 85 m waterfall.
Φαράγγια · Βιάννος
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