Rethymno completely exceeded all expectations I had. However, we made a last-minute decision to come here after an underwhelming experience in Heraklion on our final day. It feels more like a romantic harbor town where time moves a bit slower. After strolling around and capturing some beautiful pictures, there are a number of harbor-front restaurants where you can enjoy the view. However, my husband and I found the restaurant owners to be a bit aggressive, as this is a rather touristy spot.
Be advised, restaurant owners can be a bit pushy here as well. Fortunately, we found a spot along the row of restaurants next to the road for the Fortezza. Thankfully, the vibe here was more peaceful and the views here were just as beautiful.
The Fortezza fortress is one of the other highlights of the city. That being said, we did witness a spectacular sunset here. You can also catch a bus to Rethymno from Agia Pelagia , similar to Heraklion. Have you ever visited Agia Pelagia or the surrounding areas?
If so, what were some of your favorite activities? Let me know in the comments below! This post was written in conjunction with Seascape Luxury Residences. They kindly hosted me and my husband during our time in Agia Pelagia. As always, all opinions are my own. In a rush? Pin this post for later! What to Expect in Agia Pelagia.
Visit Agia Pelagia Beach:. Where to Stay in Agia Pelagia:. It was a refreshing change from the standard hotel room with only a bed and a bathroom. Each unit also has a living area with a comfortable sofa bed. Hotel Amenities:.
It is a good spot for snorkelling or diving, and water bikes can be hired. Mononaftis Bay is to the west. With all these facilities, the little cove has not lost its cosmopolitan charm and the promenade is romantic day and night. We visited during a full moon, and swooned whilst looking at the fishing boats in the harbour, and seeing the pebbles through the clear, clear water.
If you can tear yourself away from your beach towel, take a look around the region Half-Day Knossos Ancient Site visit the Minoan archaeological site at the centre of the oldest civilisation in Europe.
Understand the site with a local interpretive guide. See the palace site with an experienced guide, and visit Lasithi Plateau and the Psychro Cave. Scuba Diving is very good in Agia Pelagia, due to the clear waters and underwater rock shelves, and there are beginners classes, advanced classes and night dives offered here. There are beach dives, boat dives and snorkelling trips just for fun. A rich marine life can be experienced including stingrays, squid, octopus, moray eels, salemas, banded and saddled bream, sea rabbits, scorpion fish, sponges, sea anemones, conger eels, cuttlefish, shrimps, groupers, snappers, crabs, beautiful sea horses and jellyfish like the Mediterranean Jellyfish pictured above.
This is good diving in Crete. The main thing to keep in mind when selecting your accommodation here is the distance from the beach. There are steep hills which start just beyond the beachfront, so we recommend being no further than metres from the seaside. The former monastery of Agia Pelagia was built some meters to the west of the beach; during the Venetian era it was famous throughout the island and its feast was a bank holiday.
Thousands of worshippers came to the beach during the feast of the monastery and they put their feet or naked bodies in the sand, to cure their illnesses. If you walk along the Cape of Souda, passing by the shrine, after a few steps you will be above the most beautiful beach of Agia Pelagia, Fylakes. Fylakes Prisons are two tiny coves with fine sand and greenish water, sheltered by the tall rocks of Cape Souda.
The beaches are so narrow that when the sea gets wavy, they disappear. In order to access Fylakes you have to go down along the rocky coast that lead to the beach. You have to get wet till your chest in order to reach the beach, anyway, so take care of your stuff. A third unknown beach with pebbles is formed east of Agia Pelagia, below Hotel Diana. Vlyhada is a very small artificial beach with pebbles, but it is open to the winds.
It is accessed only by swimming from Agia Pelagia, as access though the hotel is not allowed; it's a private land. Agia Pelagia was one of the most important ports in the region during the Venetian period. Later, the Turks built a fort here, traces of which do not exist today. Ierapetra Crete. Sitia Crete. Vai Crete. Agios Nikolaos Crete. Kritsa Crete. Amazonas Park. Zakros Crete. Central Crete. Iraklio Crete. Knossos Crete. Hersonissos Crete. Malia Crete. Sissi Crete. Rethymno Crete.
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