Miramare Studios, Makrigialos - Sitia, Crete

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.

Photographs from the region


Valley near Kapsa Monastery

Pefki village

Kapsa Monastery

The port of Makrygialos

Sunset at Miramare

Valley near Kapsa Monastery


Miramare Studios
Makrigialos, Sitia, Crete (Greece)
Mobile phone +30 6945 236913
Tel. / Fax +30 28430.51049 & +30 26510.41816
E-mail: info@miramare-studios.gr