Gerakari is a mountain village in the upper Amari valley of the Rethymno district in central Crete, set on the green slopes of Mount Kedros among fruit orchards and running springs. It is known across the whole island for its cherries, celebrated at a summer festival, and for apples and pears grown in the cool … Read more
Fourfouras is a mountain village in the Amari valley of the Rethymno district in central Crete, resting on the western flank of Psiloritis, the highest mountain of the island. It looks across the valley to Mount Kedros, its rocky ridge dominating the southern skyline. Orchards of cherries, apples and other fruit thrive in the cool … Read more
Prassano Gorge is a long river canyon in the Rethymno district of Crete, cut by the Platys river between the Amari valley and the north coast, south of the town of Rethymno. People also know it as the Prasano or Panteli gorge. Tall grey limestone walls rise on either side. Plane trees, oleander and running … Read more
Schinaria, also written Schoinaria, is a wide bay on the south coast of Crete in the Rethymno district, a short drive south-east of the resort of Plakias and the beach of Damnoni. Coarse pale sand and fine pebble run down to clear deep water on the open Libyan Sea, and low hills scattered with tamarisk … Read more
Rodakino is a quiet coastal area in the Rethymno district on the south coast of Crete, resting between the resort of Plakias and the Venetian castle of Frangokastello. Its name means peach, a soft word for a soft place. Long sandy and pebble beaches line the shore below two hillside villages, washed by the clear … Read more
Episkopi beach is a long, sandy stretch of the north coast of Crete, set in the Rethymno district between the town of Rethymno and Georgioupoli. Soft grey-gold sand and shallow, gently shelving water run for a couple of kilometres, backed by rows of tamarisk trees. The coastal village of Episkopi sits beside the mouth of … Read more
The Kallikratis Gorge is one of the quietest walking ravines in southern Crete, hidden in the Sfakia region on the border of the Chania and Rethymno districts. It runs from the high mountain village of Kallikratis, set on a plateau in the White Mountains, down to the coastal village of Patsianos near Frangokastello. The trail … Read more
Ligres is a long, quiet beach on the south coast of Crete, set in the Rethymno district below the mountains between Agios Pavlos and Triopetra on the Libyan Sea. Grey-and-golden sand, low dunes and a stream mouth back a small line of tavernas and rooms, with no resort development along the shore. A rough road … Read more
The Myli gorge is a short, green ravine just south of Rethymno on the north coast of Crete, in the Rethymno district. Its name, the Valley of the Mills, comes from the ruins of dozens of old watermills that once ground the region’s grain along a stream shaded by plane trees. The path runs between … Read more
Perama stands as the practical heart of the Mylopotamos region, a working market town set inland from Crete’s north coast on the main road linking Rethymno and Heraklion. This unpretentious hub serves the surrounding farming villages with banks, schools, shops and a weekly market rather than catering to holiday crowds. The town maintains its authentic … Read more