Crete: the beaches from Orthi Ammo to Preveli

Crete, Preveli
plakiasWe follow the coast leaving behind us Frangokastello. We stop to ‘evaluate’ the beaches that we find along the way and in Plakias we also make a brief visit to the campsite. Few kilometers further we find another freedom paradise, Amoudi, before arriving at the parking lot of Preveli, from where the path starts to get to the famous exotic beach among the palm trees.

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Crete, Paleochora and its campsites

Greece, Crete, Paleochora
paleochoraWe arrive in Paleochora, where we plan to check out its two campsites and try to organize our trip to Samaria gorge, as Paleochora’s port has daily connection with Agia Roumeli, the gorge’s exit point, reachable only by sea. The town position is marvelous, although the architecture is a bit disappointing. Nevertheless the atmosphere here is much more relaxed and less touristy than other resorts of the west coast that we have already visited.

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