Really nice view with alot of resturants near by and shopping stores

A picturesque lake in the center of town, leading to the see. A great place for a rest and a cup of coffee while exploring the town and the nearby tourist market.

Very nice lake, especially during the night you can take some great pictures there. On one spot the rock and the water is illuminated with a purple light. This makes it look very cool during the night. There is also a small chapel next to the lake.

Amazing view of the lake and lots of restaurants around. Night view was absolutely beautiful!

We have seen the place I n July .Is too hot but is beautiful .Many oleanders in bloom scentet the air ,near the lake we found a bunch of lazy ducks and geese.We took the stairs and saw the lake ,the city and the see .Wiew is amazing . Everywhere nice tavernas of small shops who sale frozen goat yoghurt . Love it!

A fantastic view to the Voulismeni lake, the city and the mountains from the top of the hill!

A very beautiful place with a nice small lake but very special, because it's twisting and connecting to the sea and beside the lake, there are very nice, romantic and authentic buildings. Also, it is very recommended to climb up the stairs and watch from above the lake.

It seems that it is not a lake, it is just a small bay or kind of laguna connected with the sea. But it looks beautiful. There are lot of cozy restaurants around. A nice place to have a quality meal.

Nice view, ducks and nearby restaurants

Lovely place for views, if you can divert eyes from all the rubbish around the lake!

Amazing place, there are lots of restaurants and souvenir shops in the area.

Nice beach when there is no garbage. From far away the water looks crystal clear and clean, but once you get closer you can often see microplastic floating on the surface, especially when there are waves. There is a bar on the beach and they basically covered the whole beach with sunbeds and umbrellas which are overpriced. The personnel is very unfriendly to the people who are not renting sunbeds. It's a shame that the bar is destroying such a nice beach with lots of plastic.

Beautiful beach, especially in winter time very quite, just can’t get enough of the beach view

Very nice, but at this time of the year full of microplastics and litter in the water and the sand!!!! If it wasn't for that it'd be a paradise, with transparent waters and not very windy. However, here is where you see the big plastic pollution issue that the island must address right away. Such a pity to see a beautiful beach turned into a dump.

Very beautiful beach the most warm one as well , it's in a good area, at the top of the beach there is a nice restaurant "Kavos" they have great food and they are all very friendly, also their menu is in many languages so if you don't know English very well they have at least 6 different languages. There is also kids play area The owner is very nice and makes you feel like home The meals are big so after a nice day in the beach you will for sure enjoy it 🏖

Soooo busy. ...Maybe Better off season? Beautiful sea, very small amount of sand ...barely enough for a sun lounger in places, not much sand to play on while tide in....and people packed in like sardines Gorgeous place just too busy for our liking ( although not many people in the sea !!)

Beautiful beach but the water is very dirty. There’s a lot of plastic waste touching you when you are swimming. It’s very unpleasant. You can rent sunbeds with an umbrella for 15 euros for 2. It’s better to arrive early because it’s a very crowded beach. However, we found parking easily. In conclusion, I do not recommend, it was my least favorite beach in Crete.

Perfect water. Turquoise crystal clear, with fine sand. The beach itself has a more crowded part (easy to get to, on some stairs) and also has a further part where its a bit rocky road to go by car, but do’able, and not so many people. Everywhere there are umbrellas and sunbeds to rent if you want. Overall its a bit crowded beach, at least in july. But totally worth it, definitely recommend going for the water🤩 2’nd day review: we went back the next day. Because of the wind, there were some waves and ofc the water was not as crystal clear as the day before. But the main issue was the amount of plastic pieces in the water, some small, some big, disturbing. Its a pitty this is what happens to waters everywhere because of the huge amounts of trash.

I think due to high winds and waves, the water was disgusting. It was filled with plastic. You couldn't see a cm without plastic.. basically you had to swim through plastic and water.. I hope things will improve, because the location is lovely. Would come back if the plastic situation would improve.. Sunbeds 10/20 euros. After 12 00 you might not find a free umbrella. There s great Internet if you need to work (cosmote). The staff is polite and kind, decent service. Plenty of food options. (Burgers/sandwiches/ cocktails).

Awesome beach, amazing sea views! Can easily spend a whole lazy day there! Go there early to book a nice place as places are quite limited. It's possible to lay on the towels or bring a small tent also 👌

Super beach, with fine sand and crystal clear water. You have to go in the morning, in the afternoon, the beach gets crowded. 2 sunbeds + umbrelă 10€ or 20€ at VIP.

Very clear, warm waters and family friendly atmosphere. It's a little small, not that much room. You have to get there early to grab a sunbed and umbrella. Some plastic floating around the waters, but they have a guy who cleans up as much as he can. Very beautiful beach and view

Definitely one of the best beaches on Crete 🐠 10 euro for two beds with umbrella, drinks and food service 👍🏻 water is clear blue and extremely clean, you can also enjoy amazing view from the top and make nice pics 📸

We absolutely loved that beach, because of its cosiness and charm. It has crocheted parasols and nice beige sunbeds, sandy shore and a nice bar, that serves all kind of drinks and food, so of you feel hungry at certain point, don't worry about it. Surrounded by cliffs, has a great view and crystal clear water! Definitely recommend.

The vest each even in east Crete. Clear waters and comfy sunbeds. Lovely bar with great views over the calm, turquoise water. Beach shoes recommended. Although it's a sandy beach I've been stung by a weever fish.

One of the most beautiful beaches in northern region of Crete. Two sunbeds and parasol are 10€. Water is crystal clear, with white sand. Sea is quiet refreshing and you can go snorkel.

Nice blue sea...sunbeds are 2 for €10. Worth taking a picnic...or the servers are constantly available to get food or drinks for you from the nearby bar. From bags of crisps to drinking out of a pineapple...😁

We were a group of 6 and all agreed that it was by far one of the best experiences on Crete. They not only shared many details about the process of pressing the olives to make the olive oil we had the opportunity to participate in the whole process. We included the cheese making tour after and milked our own goat to make the cheese right there! Excellent experience!!

Great place, the outdoor museum has 10 stations and an audio guide where the traditional cretan products are explained. The place is well maintained, clean and beautifully decorated. Besides various olive oils, cheese, flavoured olives, dried tomatoes and ceramics are being sold. Most of it is handmade. Entrance fee is 5€, 0,5 of olive oil starting from 7€.

A very informative place. You can taste different types of olive. Not only that they have a variety of products made from olive and honey. The product prices are reasonable. Friendly staff and on-site car parking available too.

If u're interested in Cretan products and other local stuff this place is a must. It's a really lovely and beautiful farm. The e-guided tour is made very well and informative. The staff there was really kind and we got a short and very interesting speech about getting the oil in former times - we did'nt expect that before, really great! The offered products are very good and the choice of pruducts is very big. Absolutely a place u have to visit- we will come again.

I really enjoyed the Panorama Tour experience! This farm may be small but the staff were all extremely friendly, and they were very mindful of coming up with things for people to do. We got the chance to have a cooking lesson. We milked the goats and heard about the oil and cheese history of Crete. This is also very family friendly as there were kids on this tour and they seem to have a lot of fun too.

Completed the fish menu cooking class with my boyfriend and really enjoyed it. I would definitely recommend this to anyone visiting! The local chef was friendly, funny, and very easy to follow. The food was amazing and you’ll definitely leave with more knowledge on Cretan food.

My husband and I did the Panorma tour - what a FANTASTIC experience. The learning, the eating, the cooking was ALL amazing. This was an absolute highlight in Crete! Completely worth the 2hr drive each way!!! Thank you so much to everyone involved!!!

A lovely little olive oil farm to visit. You get an ipad with tour information, which was very informative and meant we could take things at our pace. They also make a range of products. In the shop there are some delicious produce to taste and buy. The staff were very welcoming, we particularly were impressed with the gentleman helping people in/out of the car park. I think all ages would enjoy a visit here.

Awesome place to learn about the traditional way things like oil, honey and cheese were produced in Crete. They offer workshops and guided visits but you are also free to explore the farm on your own with the assistance of a tablet which provides you with the stories and details. There is also a shop which offers all the traditional products, most of them you can even try for free. The owners are very kind and provide you with a lot of information. Definitely worth a visit!

Amazing place to visit, definitely recommend it if you're in the area. The owners are super friendly and the produce is of great quality. We did the tablet tour which only costs €5 a person and has some very interesting facts and information about the history and health benefits of cretan food/produce. You don't need a reservation and can just walk in when you would like. There's also a shop with a lot of handmade products for fair prices.

Very kind owner and staff. The panorama tour is absolutely worth its price, you can milk goats, taste freshly made cheese and will have a cooking lesson with a very sympathetic chef. We had an overall amazing time here!

Visiting this farm was a great way to spend 2h and we get to know better process of producing olive oil, wine etc. After a tour is possible to taste and buy in good prices olive oils, honey, olive pastes etc.

When in Heraklion it is worth visit the olive family farm. A large dose of knowledge and possibly to taste the local products. As a part of the tour you get a tablet with language you prefer.

the place is nice, just near the Windham hotel. you can see all the presentations of the objectives on the tablet and for one of them the guide will come to present and will answer your questions. The place could be maintained better in the sense that the crops inside could be better cultivated. They do offer cooking lessons there for the ones that want to participate. There is a shop inside where you can taste some olives, olive oils and honey.

Great experience here doing the olive oil tour. We stumbled in around 10:20am without tickets ahead of time and were able to join a tour starting in 10 mins which was perfect, 50 euro / person. Overall very cool experience. Def recommend Great shop there as well we got a lot to bring back as gifts

For the cost of 5 eur you are getting a very interesting tour with audio/video guide and testing of local products including olive oil, olives, honey, tsicoudia and carob fruits. The place is organized by absolutely amazing people! I very much recommend spending an hour or two in this wonderful place!

Very friendly and chatty staff with a lot of interesting information. Loved the old mechanic olive presses and the tasting of oil, tapenade, raki and honey in the shop. Prices are fair and products of good quality. Do recommend. :)

Please visit this. You will not be disappointed! It was so interesting and you can go round at your own pace and even taste everything the farm produces which is some 10+ olive oils, 10+ types of olives, honey’s, spreads and more!

Can’t say it isn’t interesting, but 3€ for a ticket to enter a small church? You need approximately 5 minutes to see all the frescoes, don’t wanna be disrespectful, but I feel the entrance should be free.

Lovely ancient church with wall paintings and beautiful landscape.

It’s a nice church with well preserved frescoes, but be aware the entry fee changed to 3€ :-)

Beautiful church with a lot of drawings. Parking close to the church. 3€ per adult. Good address for a part of Greek history.

The church of Panagia Kera is located southeast of the small town of Kritsa, scenes of the Last Supper and Feast of Herod are interesting with its own unique profile which played an important role. It dates from the Byzantine period, and grew considerably during the period of Venetian rule (1211-1647). One testimony to the vibrancy of Kritsa is the large number of frescoed churches in the area. By virtue of its size and rich fresco decoration, Panagia Kera is the most important of all these churches. The church’s interior was decorated with Byzantine frescoes from an early renaissance in the 14th and 15th Century.

Cool stop…and also be sure to visit the families a few steps away selling real Cretan handiworks! The church is small but the medieval paintings inside still impress. A few euros each gets you entry and brochure explaining the history. It was featured in the first episode of the BBC show The Lotus Eaters. Plenty of free parking right on the street, then you walk up a very short way to the church.

Small (3 rooms) but beautiful Really well preserved, they are original paintings and preserved only not restored. Higly recommend a guide for explanation and details on site.

A dramatic contrast between the plain and simple outside and the extensive frescoes inside.

Excellent experience; surely it is a small church and the visit takes only 10-15 minutes….but the colours and the images are amazing (location is very close from Aghios Nikolaos with an easy road)

A hidden gem. This small, modest looking church hold a surprise when you enter through the low door. The entire inside is covered in colorful, well preserved 13th century frescoes, from floor to ceiling. Each fresco illustrates a different Bible story. We'll worth the two euros entry fee!

Wonderful frescos of biblical scenes, well preserved and very colourful. Special energy in this place. A real treasure.

Lovely sandy beach with a smooth declining coastline. There are more than enough beds available for reasonable cost. In the far end there's a little stream flowing in the sea.

Nice beach, sandy just till water, when in water is many stones, and that's was really hurtful for feet. Umbrella and two sunbeds 8 euros.

The beach is nice and sandy, but there are a lot of stones in the water, water shoes are mandatory. The water is also very cold for swimming in July

A nice enough beach, though packed to the gunnels with sun loungers. At the entrance it proclaims it's a Municipal beach. But when we erected our own parasol in a quiet corner, we were quickly informed it was a 'private' beach with no unofficial parasols allowed. Strange.

Really nice beach especially for families with children as the water doesn’t get deep until you are far out. We paid 10€ for 2 sunbeds with an umbrella which included 2 bottles of water. Water is really clear and beach has a great and well priced beach bar!

The cold (almost icy sweet water) stream that runs into the sea is so clean and refreshing. Kids may jump from a small bridge (very safe) and swim along to wash into shallow sea waters. Otherwise the beach is sandy, not so crowded ...overall a very nice experience. You can spend a couple of hours.

Beautiful beach! Great and much variety at the menu of the bar! Parking also good.

The most beautiful beach with a fresh water river flowing into the sea. The water in the river is freezing but fun to swim in. The beach itself is very sandy a pleasure to sit on and enjoy the spectacular scenery.

A very nice and calm beach. Water shoes are not needed, there are no rocks in the water. This is not a beach for snorkeling, nothing to see underwater, only sand, but you can go by foot to Beti beach for snorkeling. There is a 10°C river that flows into the sea. We paid 15EUR for two sunbeds with one umbrella.

So there's that little bay north of the beach, which is just perfect for a little swim. The main beach is a nice sandy beach. A cold river flows into the ocean and it makes for an interesting swimming experience.

It's highly recommended. Very clean sea. There is a beautiful small river besides.