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Palekastro – East Crete resort and working agricultural town
While Palekastro is developing as a resort it still remains a genuine working agricultural town. Palekastro holidays appeal to those looking for holiday amenities mixed with plenty of normal unaffected Crete town life and a good centre for exploring exceptional beaches and the wilder areas of eastern Crete.
Palekastro holidays – For exceptional beaches
Palekastro beaches include two fine examples; Kouremenos beach and Chiona beach. Holidays in Palekastro enjoy some excellent famous beaches and are set in appealing fertile countryside. Vai beach is a renowned popular beach in Greece and home to Europe’s only natural palm tree forest. While it attracts crowds it deserves its reputation as a beauty spot. Other superb beaches and more ancient ruins are found at Itanos beach five miles to the north of Palekastro. Palekastro holiday nightlife is based on many tavernas, some by the beach and others in town, including plenty of genuine non-tourist places serving good food to the townspeople. There is plenty of normal Crete day-to-day street life to watch in the main square of Palekastro.
Holiday in Palekastro – Ancient sites and wild eastern Crete
Holidays in Palekastro should also include a visit to a justly famous archaeological site: the Minoan Palace at Knossos. Another interesting Palekastro holiday excursion is the monastery at Toplou with Byzantine icons and lovely gardens. A holiday in Palekastro could include exploration of some of the villages in the olive groves and hills of the interior. Palekastro holidays could use Palekastro as a base for exploring the east of Crete, the wildest and most unknown area of Crete, with fantastic beaches like Xerokambos beach, Kato Zakros beach and Kouremenos beach with strikingly clear blue water. Small roads cross the hills to visit extraordinary Crete hill villages.
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