Sights and activities near by
While staying at Miramare Studios, you can visit many sights inMakrigialos and in the area around.
The most important are:
Koufonissi, with a boat from the small port of Makrigialos
The nearby traditional villages: Pefki, Agios Stefanos, Aspros Potamos, Stayrochori, e.t.c.
Kapsa Monastery near Makrigialos, built on a high cliff, and the nearby gorge "Perivolakia"
The ancient city of Zakros with the impressive minoan palace with a total extent of 8.000 square meters
The Minoan settlement in Gournia preserved in excellent condition, which is why it is called "Pompei of Minoan Crete"
The palm tree forest of Vai
The Venetian castle in Ierapetra, known also as "Kales", preserved in excellent condition
The astonishing gorge of Hayga in the plateau of Lasithi
The archaeological museums of Ierapetra, Sitia, Agios Nikolaos and Heraclion
The noted Minoan city of Knossos, near Heraklion, with the renowned wall paintings and the impressive buildings
Ha canyon near the village of Vasiliki, Ierapetra, one of the biggest and most important canyons in Europe
For information regarding these sights as well as information about how to get there, the complex management is always at your disposal.
Crete
Crete is the largest island in the Mediterranean, which can charm you, not only with its nonesuch beauty, but also with its great history. This is the island of Zeus, Minos, Daedalus and the Minotaur. Archaeological findings and inscriptions found near the village Asfendou Sfakia become the evidence that the island was inhabited since 8000 B.C. The Minoan civilization based in Knossos is also a famous attraction of Crete. Crete has lived a long history, conquests and wars. Dorians, Romans, Arabs,
Venetians, Turks and Egyptians have repeatedly conquered Crete. The Cretan politician Eleftherios Venizelos has reunified Crete with Greece. The island is divided into four prefectures. One of them is the prefecture of Lassithi with its capital Agios Nikolaos. The charming fishing village of Makrigialos is located at the south of Lassithi prefecture.
