Sirikari is located 55km west of Chania and 17km south of Kissamos, in a lush green area with canyons and water streams. The road to Sirikari is paved and runs through the dense vegetation, indicating the beauty of the area at the very first moment. From here begins the beautiful canyon of Sirikari leading to the settlement of Polirinia, where the ancient town of Polirinia was built.
Ο Κλάδος είναι από τα πλέον επικίνδυνα και απροσπέλαστα φαράγγια της Κρήτης. Η αρχή του φαραγγιού βρίσκεται στην τοποθεσία Κοκκινόβαρη, σε μια απότομη πλαγιά 90-100 μέτρων που κάνει την πρόσβαση αδύνατη, ακόμη και με τεχνικό εξοπλισμό. Έτσι, ο μόνος τρόπος για να πάρετε μια γεύση του φαραγγιού είναι να το κάνετε ανάποδα από την πανέμορφη παραλία Δώματα.
Maridati is beautiful unknown pebbly beach at a remote green valley in the area of Palekastro (6km from Palekastro). This is located 90km east of Agios Nikolaos, 21km east of Sitia and 5km north of the famous Kouremenos beach.
Loutra (i.e. Baths) is located 3km east of the seaside village Lendas, 77km south of Heraklion. It is known to locals because it hosts the port of Lendas, which is protected by the Cape Trafoulas on the east.
1km east of settlement Istron we meet a well hidden beach in a steep bay. The beach is called Pilos, but is widely known as Istron Bay, after the homonym hotel that is built on the steep slopes of the bay. While it seems as private, there is a path leading to the beach starting from the west of the hotel.
The name Lato is taken after the Dorian pronunciation of the goddess Leto, who probably was worshiped here. However, the patron of the city was the goddess of childbirth, Eileithyia, who is depicted on the coins of Lato. moverer in Lato was born the admiral of Alexander the Great, Nearchus (360 to 312 BC).
Η Πύλη Παντοκράτορα, γνωστή περισσότερο ως Χανιώπορτα, βρίσκεται σε ένα από τα κεντρικότερα σημεία του Ηρακλείου και αποτελούσε την έξοδο προς την δυτική Κρήτη. Από έναν ενιαίο χώρο εσωτερικά της πύλης ξεκινούν δυο αψιδωτές στοές με διαφορετικές εισόδους, η μια που οδηγούσε στα δυτικά και η άλλη (στρατιωτική στοά) στη νότια χαμηλή πλατεία του προμαχώνα του Παντοκράτορα.
The archaeological site of Gournia is located on a hill west of Pachia Ammos, near the road connecting Agios Nikolaos to Ierapetra, 19km east of Agios Nikolaos. The city flourished in the Minoan period and is the most complete excavated Minoan town in Crete. Because of its good conservation, it was named as the "Pompeii of Crete". The excavation of Gournia was implemented by an American Archaeology Group, headed by Harriet Boyd, in 1901-1904.
