This is an easy hike that allows to admire the amazing landscape of West Crete! Our history and nature expert guides will show you and explain the flora and fauna you come along and will give you a very inclusive historical background for the area and the island of Crete throughout the centuries!
Ancient Falassarna: Visit the archaeological site of ancient Falasarna! option available for morning tours
Duration: 1 hour
Our hike reaches one of the most famous beaches in the world, Falassarna beach! We hike over the Gramvoussa peninsula on an easy route and we get a first look of the beach from 300m above sea level! then we head down to the beach for a refreshment before we return the same way we came! Optional return to our vehicles by taxi, at extra cost!
On our way to Falassarna beach we will leave behind Kissamos bay and we will find ourselves between east and west with breathtaking views of the Cretan mountains on the east and the endless blue of the west!
We hike over the Gramvousa peninsula as we hear and learn about the history of this part of the island from our expert guides! from antiquity when the city of Ancient Falassarna was a significant trading center all the way to the pirates of the Mediterannean sea in 18th and 19th century and modern times!
You will make your own way to the meeting points