Η Μονή Κουδουμά βρίσκεται στην έξοδο του φαραγγιού «Καταρράκτης» στα Αστερούσια Όρη, 80km νότια του Ηρακλείου και μόλις 40m από μια πανέμορφη παραλία. Είναι από τις πλέον απομονωμένες μονές της Κρήτης, καθώς η πρόσβαση από το Ηράκλειο απαιτεί 2,5 ώρες.
Στην έξοδο του ποταμού που διέρχεται από το φαράγγι τπυ Ροδάκινου, 2 χλμ νοτιότερα του χωριού, υπάρχουν πολλές υπέροχες και ήρεμες παραλίες. Για να τις επισκεφτείτε θα πρέπει να πάρετε το δρόμο που οδηγεί προς Κόρακα. Παρά το γεγονός ότι έχει ένα μεγάλο παραλιακό μέτωπο, το Ροδάκινο δεν έχει αναπτυχθεί ιδιαίτερα, διατηρώντας την παραδοσιακή του μορφή και γαλήνη.
A few residents live on the island throughout the year and the infrastructure for tourists is very basic. According to the census of 2001, Gavdos has 98 permanent residents. The truth is that fewer than 50 live permanently here, but when the census was done, 98 people were on the island. In summer, the total population reaches 3500, most of whom are campers. The port of Gavdos is Karave. It’s capital village is Kastri, while the southernmost inhabited village is Vatsiana with 23 residents. Gavdos is a fishing place, with few but good-hearted people who with patience wait for better days of summer to see their island swarmed with visitors.
Daedalus was a resourceful and very talented Athenian artist and inventor. Many people believe that he was a real person that was later mythified. The name Daedalus derives from the greek verb "daedalo" which means "work with skill”. He is told to have discovered several well-known tools such as saw, ax, plumb line, drill, masts and figure heads of ships and pottery wheel.
Οι Καλοί Λιμένες βρίσκονται 75km νοτιοδυτικά του Ηρακλείου και αποτελούν το μεγαλύτερο παραθαλάσσιο χωριό των Αστερουσίων Όρεων. Είναι από τις ελάχιστες παραθαλάσσιες περιοχές των Αστερουσίων στις οποίες μπορείτε να φτάσετε μέσω ασφαλτοστρωμένου δρόμου.
Skaleta beachfront starts 11km east of Rethymno and stretches 3km to the east. It is the last part of the vast beach of the Gulf of Rethymno. The first beach after Pighianos Kampos is Sfakaki, a very well organised resort.
Chora Sfakíon or Sfakia is a small town on the south coast of Chania. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous region of Sfakia, and is a small town of just 278 inhabitants (2001 census). It lies on the south coast near the end of the Imbros Gorge, 74km south of Chania.
Greece is a Eurozone member, therefore the unit of currency is the Euro (EURΟ €). All major credit cards can be used in Crete, with Visa and MasterCard accepted most widely. There is no restriction on the amount of foreign currency that can be brought in or taken out of Crete. However, every person who carries more than €10,000 in cash in or out of Greece must declare it to the customs authorities.
