Almiros spring can probably most satisfactory explain the term paradox. This spring is located at the northeastern side of Psiloritis, a few hundred meters far from the sea and the city of Heraklion, and it runs off the highest water quantity in Crete directly into the sea through the homonym river of Almiros! The water of the spring is brackish because somewhere quite deep it is mixed with seawater.
The seaside Monastery of Panagia Odigitria is located at the base of the peninsula Spatha, about 26km west of Chania and 2.5km north of Kolimbari. The monastery is also known as Lady of the Angels Monastery of Gonia (Gonia = Corner) due to its location on the western edge-corner of the bay of Chania.
The fort of Koules is located in Paleokastro area, 12km east of Chania, near the village of Kalami and close to the ruins of ancient Aptera. The fort was built by the Turks after the Cretan Revolution of 1866, in the framework of a program to control Crete from a network of towers.
Lakki is located 81km southeast of Chania and 48km southwest of Rethymno city. It’s located close to Fragokastelo, just 2km eastern, near the village Skaloti. A small stream that runs in the Gorge of Sfaggofarago empties to the west of Lakki. The beach is accessed by driving in the road that starts from Skaloti.
Ο Γλάρος βρίσκεται 36 χλμ ανατολικά του Ρεθύμνου και 44 χλμ δυτικά του Ηρακλείου, κοντά στο Μπαλί. Περίπου 500μ. ανατολικότερα της Εκκλησίας της Παναγίας της Χαρακιανής σχηματίζεται η μικρή χερσόνησος και το νησάκι του Γλάρου, όπου σχηματίζονται μικρές παραλίες. Από δίπλα περνάει η εθνική οδός Ηρακλείου-Ρεθύμνου.
Ο μεγάλος καταρράκτης στο φαράγγι του Κουρταλιώτη αποτελεί ένα από τα πιο όμορφα σημεία που μπορεί να επισκεφτεί κάποιος στην Κρήτη.
Kalamaki is a small seaside village located 65km southwest of Heraklion, between Matala and Kokkinos Pirgos. The beach in front of the village is only a small part (2,5 km) of the vast seafront that stretches along the long Bay of Messara.
Η παραλία στο Λύκο είναι αρκετά βραχώδης, ενώ στο Φοίνικα έχει μεγάλα βότσαλα. Οι παραλίες της περιοχής δεν είναι αξιόλογες, αλλά ενδείκνυνται για πολύ ήρεμες διακοπές, με τις βασικές υποδομές κοντά. Ωστόσο, οι ακτές του Λύκου φιλοξενούν σπάνιες φώκιες Μονάχους.
