Neapoli sits inland in the hills of the Lasithi district of eastern Crete, the administrative capital of the region and a working town rather than a resort. The main road between Agios Nikolaos and the Selena mountains runs straight through it, past a broad central square shaded by plane trees, the grand church of the … Read more
Istron stretches along the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete, a scatter of small resorts and golden-sand coves between Agios Nikolaos and the inland village of Kalo Chorio. Voulisma beach, known locally as Golden Beach, curves beneath tamarisk trees with soft sand and shallow turquoise water that ranks among the finest on the island’s eastern … Read more
Elounda sits on the shore of Mirabello Bay in eastern Crete, in the region of Lasithi, just north of the town of Agios Nikolaos. The village is the best-known luxury resort area on the island, ringed by high-end hotels and villas that spread along a series of calm, sheltered coves. The water here stays shallow … Read more
Spinalonga is a small rocky islet at the mouth of Elounda bay, in the Gulf of Mirabello on the eastern side of Crete. Its official name is Kalydon, though almost everyone uses the older name. A powerful Venetian sea fortress crowns the rock, and later a village, a church and a leper colony filled the … Read more
Agios Nikolaos is a resort town on the Gulf of Mirabello, in the Lasithi region of eastern Crete. Its centrepiece is Lake Voulismeni, a small round lake ringed by cafes and tavernas and joined to the harbour by a short channel. The town works as a comfortable base for the eastern end of the island, … Read more