Η παραλία του Δραπανιά βρίσκεται 5 χλμ ανατολικά της Κισσάμου και 32 χλμ δυτικά των Χανίων, ανάμεσα στον Κορφαλώνα και στα Νωπήγεια. Ονομάζεται έτσι από το ομώνυμο χωριό, το οποίο βρίσκεται 1 χλμ νότια της παραλίας. Επίσης, το δυτικό άκρο της ονομάζεται Κόκκινο Μετόχι.
Shortly after the suburb Peristeras of Ierapetra starts the area of Katharades. This is a series of small beaches just before the famous shores of the village Koutsounari. This is a rugged place with strong winds, ranked among the 2-3 places with strongest wind blasts on Crete.
In the summer of 1798 the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte conducted his campaign against the Mamluks in Egypt to protect the French trade in the region and to block the access of the Brits in India. During his trip to the east it is said to have stayed for a night in a house in Ierapetra.
Dittany (Origanum dictamnus) (Greek: diktamos) is an endemic herb of Crete, the most famous of all, which is mainly used as a tea and as a therapeutic sip. Its name is taken after the Dikti Range (Lassithi Mountains), though it is also met in all ranges of Crete.
East of Voriza village, at the foot of Psiloritis, starts an arid canyon with holly trees that leads to the plateau of Nida Plateau and the cave Ideon Antron. The gorge is very steep at the beginning with small waterfalls coming from the brecciated steep limestone cliffs.
Η παραλία της Δρήρου βρίσκεται στην περιοχή Τσιφλίκι, μέσα στα όρια ενός μεγάλου ξενοδοχείου, 13 χλμ βόρεια του Αγίου Νικολάου, δίπλα στον δρόμο που ενώνει την Ελούντα με την γραφική Πλάκα. Σχηματίζεται σε μια περιοχή με πολλούς ελαιώνες και έχει υπέροχη θέα στη λιμνοθάλασσα του Κόρφου (δηλ. της Ελούντας) και στο ιστορικό φρούριο των λεπρών, τη Σπιναλόγκα.
The dam of Faneromeni is located 7km west of the village of Zaros and about 7km north of Tympaki. It is located in a scenic location, in a verdant valley at the southern foot of Psiloritis Mount. The artificial lake covers an area of approximately 1000 acres and has a capacity of 20 million cubic meters.
The proposed trekking route in the canyon starts from Niato Plateau (near Askifou Plateau) and runs along the European trail E4. You initially meet the abandoned village of Kali Lakki. From here starts the canyon, which is one of the greenest gorges in Crete, with incredibly interesting flora. Oaks, cypresses, and pines are the main trees in Sfakiano Gorge.
