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Anemos Villas Elounda Travel Information
Crete Map & Info for Sightseeing, Attractions, Beaches in Elounda Crete
The Prefecture of Lassithi is an ideal destination for both exciting and relaxing holidays. Spend your days lying on beautiful beaches strewn with tall palm trees and your evenings dancing in stimulating clubs and bars. Have a delicious meal at a traditional taverna by the sea or visit charming villages and amazing archaeological sites. Whichever activity best suits you, Crete can provide it. On this page you are provided with travel information about how to reach the prefecture of Lassithi and Elounda, a Crete map, as well as info for sightseeing, attractions and beaches in Elounda Crete.
Interesting Destinations
From the Anemos Villas in Elounda Crete, you can easily reach the following destinations:
- Agios Nikolaos Port: 7 km
- Heraklion Airport: 70 km
- Elounda Town Center: 1 km
- Elounda Beach: 500 meters
- Elounda Bay: 500 meters
- Kanali-Hiona Beach: 1 km
- Plaka Beach: 2 km
- Supermarket: 100 meters
- Bus Stop: 20 meters
- Restaurants & Bars: 500 meters
Travelling from Athens and Thessaloniki by plane to Lassithi Prefecture, Crete, Greece:
- The Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”: Tel. +30 210 353-0000
- Olympic Air Athens: Tel. + 30 210 355-0500 or 801 801 01 01
- “Macedonia” Thessaloniki Airport: Tel. +30 2310 985-000 or +30 2310 473-212
- Olympic Air Thessaloniki: Tel. +30 2310 368-311
- Sitia Airport: Tel. +30 28430 24424
- Olympic Air Sitia: +30 28430 24666
Travelling from Athens or Thessaloniki by ferry boat to Lassithi Prefecture, Crete, Greece:
- Ferry Departures from Piraeus Port: Tel. +30 14541
- Agios Nikolaos Port: Tel. +30 28410 22312
- Sitia Port: Tel. +30 28430 22310
Useful phone numbers in the Lassithi Prefecture:
- Agios Nikolaos Hospital: Tel. +30 28410 66000
- Elounda Rural Hospital: Tel. +30 28410 41563
- Agios Nikolaos Tourist Police: Tel. +30 28410 91409
- Agios Nikolaos Police: Tel. +30 28410 90400
- Elounda Police: Tel. +30 28410 41348
Sightseeing in Lassithi, Crete
While staying at the Anemos Villas in Elounda, you can start your tour of the Lassithi Prefecture by visiting the sites in the area. To begin with, purchase a detailed Crete map and mark the place you want to visit. Beneath the Cretan Sea waters are the remains of the Ancient City of Olounda (as Elounda was called in ancient times). The ruins of the Paleo-Christian Basilica and the stone windmills are also impressive. Opposite Elounda is Spinalonga Island, which you can easily reach by tour boat from the port of Elounda Bay.
If you are an archaeology and history buff, we recommend travelling further from Elounda to visit the magnificent Minoan Palace in Zakros, the Ancient Cities in Praisos, Itanos and Driros and the Settlements from various Minoan Eras in Palekastro, Pachia Ammos, Myrtos, Hamezi, Makrygialos and Gournia. The Archaeological and Folklore Museums of Agios Nikolaos, Sitia and Ierapetra have wonderful displays of historical artifacts from digs in the prefecture. You will be impressed by the Venetian Fortress “Kazarma” in Sitia and the Kales Fortress in Ierapetra.
From the religious point of view, the prefecture of Lassithi provides an abundance of interesting sites. The most preeminent are the Toplou Monastery in Sitia, the Church of Agios Nikolaos in the capital city, the Church of Timios Stavros in Kalamavka and the Church of Agion Panton on the isle opposite Agios Nikolaos (which you can visit only on the name day of Agion Panton). Nature lovers are sure to be enchanted by the Palm Tree Forest in Vai, as well as a number of other natural sites like the exquisite Milatos Cave and the Cha and Chavga Gorges.
Elounda Beaches - Lassithi Beaches
The Prefecture of Lassithi offer visitors many beautiful beaches. Apart from the beaches in Elounda and nearby Plaka, we also suggest visiting the northern beaches of Almyros, Ammoudara, Driros, Havania, Istro, Mochlos, Pachia Ammos, Sisi and Sitia. Along the eastern coast of Lassithi are several wonderful beaches, such as Itanos, Kato Zakros, Palekastro and the world-famous Palm Tree Beach of Vai.
If you would like to visit the beaches on the southern side of the Lassithi Prefecture, we recommend the beaches of Agia Fotia, Ierapetra, Langada, Makrygialos, Myrtos and Xerokambos. Off the southern coast of Lassithi are the islands of Chryssi and Koufonissi which have soft sands and azure waters. You can reach the islands by tour boat from Ierapetra and Makrygialos, respectively. |
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