Palaikastro Cavo Plako » Location – Αttractions http://www.palaikastro-cavoplako.gr The website of Cavo Plako hotel, in east Crete Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:39:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Excursions http://www.palaikastro-cavoplako.gr/location/excursions http://www.palaikastro-cavoplako.gr/location/excursions#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:53:57 +0000 christos http://www.palaikastro-cavoplako.gr/?p=137 Having as base Palaikastro you can make excursions to fantastic beaches, nearby traditional Greek villages and exotic landscapes. You can visit archeological places and archaeological and cultural museums, monuments, religious sites, Byzantine period temples and paths of great historical importance., You can also attend beautiful traditional festivals and events and have fun in many centers of modern Games. You can mix with the local people through cultural events during the summer months. Do not forget to visit:

  • The ancient ruins of the city Itanos
  • The monastery of Toplou
  • Gorge of the Dead
  • The Minoan palace of Kato Zakros, comparable to that of Knossos
  • The cave in Pelekita
  • The palm forest of Vai

You can also:

  • Have windsurfing lessons at the local surfing school
  • To rent a Jet Ski and water sports on the Vai beach
  • Lean about the Mountaineering Club of Sitia
]]> http://www.palaikastro-cavoplako.gr/location/excursions/feed 0 About Palaikastro http://www.palaikastro-cavoplako.gr/location/about-palaikastro http://www.palaikastro-cavoplako.gr/location/about-palaikastro#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:42:08 +0000 christos http://www.palaikastro-cavoplako.gr/2010/01/about-palaikastro/ Palaikastro is a small village 18km east of SItia. The traditional village has a population of 1300 people and remains exempted from the mass tourism. In a close distance you can enjoy the beautiful and unspoiled seas of eastern Crete. There you can enjoy your swimming, fishing or summer sports. This place was called “the last paradise” by the famous sea explorer Jacques Cousteau as he realized that due to the sea currents the here you cane enjoy some of the clearest seas in the Mediterranean area. Most of the local beaches are part of the NATURA 2000 program to preserve the native biodiversity.
In east Crete you can still find places that will take away all your everyday problems.

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