VISITING -- Preveli Beach and Monastery

Preveli Beach and Monastery

Let us start with some images of the beach and palm tree walk ....
BE WARNED ---The beach starts to be extremely crowded after lunch time  ;
especially summertimes ...it's not recommended to arrive there after 11 am from June till September.

The palm tree forest ...

  Near the river ....

Then we have the monastery....

  full of abandonned  starving cats ...

VISITING -- Akrotiri - Gouverneti Monastery

Akrotiri - Gouverneti Monastery

This is recommanded trip ! Especially those who like traditional orthodox monastery in abandonned locations.
I visited it twice, with a friend and with parents ...
Not that far from Kalyves, about 30 min driving, close to the airport.

It has beautiful gardens around.

Behind the monastery there is a walking road down to another isolated beach close to Marathi.

This is a view down to the bridge going into the hiking trail ...

My mother passing the bridge ....

What is this plant ?

(Dracunculus Vulgaris --- Cfr. Elephants Ear)

In 10km we have Loutraki beach, a beautiful location , isolated and only greeks move there typical. It's a destination for the 'aristocraty' of Chania.
Never crowded.