Sitia
Couples and travellers exploring eastern Crete who enjoy local towns and planned drives.
Sitia offers a waterfront, restaurants, cafés and the daily life of a harbour town at Crete’s eastern end. Compare it when discovering this part of Lasithi is the main holiday plan.
Vai’s palm-fringed beach, Toplou monastery and smaller villages suggest separate drives, with distances that need checking. It provides a different base from the more extensive hotel and villa areas around Elounda and Agios Nikolaos.
Our tip
Plan Sitia for eastern Crete rather than frequent trips to Chania or Balos. A car helps with beaches and sites outside town.
Stays nearby
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