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Souda beach in Plakias

kordasspiros — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:58:12 +0000

Souda beach in Plakias is located 41 km southwest of Rethymno, at the exit of the valley where the river Finikas flows. Wonderful beach with coarse sand, pebbles and crystal clear blue-green waters. Organized and with easy access, the beach is surrounded by a beautiful natural landscape full of Cretan palm trees.

Type: Coarse sand and pebbles

Depth: Medium

Accessibility: Easy

Organized: Yes

Disabled support: No

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Ammolofoi of Agios Pavlos beach

kordasspiros — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:45:34 +0000

Ammolofoi of Agios Pavlos beach is located 56 km south of Rethymno and is one of the most romantic places in Crete, offering a magical sunset. The beach has coarse sand and rocks in some places while it is surrounded by huge dunes creating a wild landscape of unique natural beauty.

Type: Coarse sand and pebble

Depth: Medium

Accessibility: Medium

Organized: No

Disabled support: No

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Kedrodasos beach

kordasspiros — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:30:45 +0000

Kedrodasos beach is located 76 km southwest of Chania and just 1 km from Elafonisi. The beach is full of sea cedars and sand dunes, reminiscent of a tropical place. It has white sand with rocks in places and shallow turquoise waters, it is not organized and without a lot of people.

Type: Fine sand

Depth: Medium

Accessibility: Difficult

Organized: No

Disabled support: No

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Domata beach

kordasspiros — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:17:52 +0000

Domata beach is located 58 km south of Chania near Sougia. Magnificent beach with fine pebbles and clear blue waters. That is where the gorge of Klados ends. Secluded, without umbrellas and sunbeds, ideal for those who want quiet beaches, friends of free camping, and nudists. Access by sea or hiking.

Type: Pebbles

Depth: Deep

Accessibility: Medium

Organized: No

Disabled support: No

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Glika Nera beach

kordasspiros — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:19:00 +0000

Glika Nera beach is 4 km from Chora Sfakion. Hidden among mountains, it is one of the most beautiful beaches in Crete. It was named after the springs of fresh water that gush next to and in the sea. Pebble beach, deep and beautiful blue crystal clear waters with unique access by boat or hiking on a tiring path.

Type: Pebbles

Depth: Deep

Accessibility: Medium

Organized: Yes

Disabled support: No

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Fragokastelo beach

kordasspiros — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:04:11 +0000

Fragokastelo beach is one of the most beautiful in Crete, famous for the Venetian castle of Fragokastelo. The central beach of Fragokastelo is located 13 km east of Chora Sfakion. Beautiful beach with sand and shallow waters, organized, with tourist infrastructure, suitable for children and families. West of the beach is the large beach of Vatalos while on the other side we meet the beautiful beach of Orthos Ammos with large dunes.

Type: Sand

Depth: Shallow

Accessibility: Easy

Organized: Yes

Disabled support: No

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Voulisma beach

kordasspiros — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:47:26 +0000

Voulisma beach is one of the most beautiful in Crete and is located 12 km east of Agios Nikolaos. Typical is its sandy beach with white sand giving a magical blue color. On the hill Vrokastro that rises above the beach there are ruins of a Minoan city so you can combine your bath with a visit to an archeological site.

Type: Fine sand

Depth: Medium

Accessibility: Easy

Organized: Yes

Disabled support: No

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Itanos beach

kordasspiros — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:30:44 +0000

Itanos beach is located 26 km east of Sitia. There are ruins of the ancient city of Itanos and next to the archeological site we find the three bays of Erimoupolis with beautiful beaches. Fine sand with shallow turquoise waters in combination with a visit to the archeological site.

Type: Fine sand

Depth: Shallow

Accessibility: Medium

Organized: No

Disabled support: No

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Elafonisi

kordasspiros — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:09:28 +0000

Elafonisi is 76 km from Chania at the southwestern tip of Crete. It is an elongated peninsula that due to its peculiarity looks like an island. It is an ecosystem of exceptional ecological importance integrated in the network with the Natura protected areas. Beautiful beaches with white fine sand and turquoise waters surround Elafonisi, reminiscent of an exotic landscape. Ideal place for children due to the shallow waters, with the east side of the island being organized with many visitors, in contrast to the west side which has more beautiful beaches but has fewer detachables.

Type: Fine sand

Depth: Shallow

Accessibility: Medium

Organized: Yes

Disabled support: No

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Herakleion Archaeological Museum

kordasspiros — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:02:45 +0000

The Herakleion Archaeological Museum is one of the largest and most important museums in Greeceand among the most important museums in Europe. It houses representative artefacts from all the periods of Cretan prehistory and history, covering a chronological span of over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period to Roman times. The singularly important Minoan collection contains unique examples of Minoan art, many of them true masterpieces. The Herakleion Museum is rightly considered as the museum of Minoan culture par excellence worldwide.

The museum, located in the town centre, was built between 1937 and 1940 by architect Patroklos Karantinos on a site previously occupied by the Roman Catholic monastery of Saint-Francis which was destroyed by earthquake in 1856. The museum’s antiseismic building is an important example of modernist architecture and was awarded a Bauhaus commendation. The colours and construction materials, such as the veined polychrome marbles, recall certain Minoan wall-paintings which imitate marble revetment. The two-storeyed building has 27 galleries, a gallery for audio-visual displays, extensive modern laboratories, a cloakroom, a cafeteria and a museum shop that sells museum copies, books, postcards and slides.

The Herakleion Archaeological Museum is a Special Regional Service of the Ministry of Culture and its purpose is to acquire, safeguard, conserve, record, study, publish, display and promote Cretan artefacts from the Prehistoric to the Late Roman periods. The museum organizes temporary exhibitions in Greece and abroad, collaborates with scientific and scholarly institutions, and houses a variety of cultural events.

Administrative Information:
Official Unit:
Archaeological Museum of Herakleion
Xanthoudidou 2 Str., Τ.Κ. 71202, Herakleion (Prefecture of Iraklio)
Telephone: 2810 279000, 2810 279002, 2810 279087
Fax: 2810 279001
Email: amh@culture.gr

Tickets:
Full: €12, Reduced: €6
Tickets can be bought either at the museum’s ticket booth with a credit or debit card, or online through the only official website: https://etickets.tap.gr/ Tickets can only be used on the scheduled day and time slot.

Access:
Xanthoudidou 2 Str.

Source: http://odysseus.culture.gr

Archaeological Museum of Herakleion

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