Description

Sfakia

The county of Sfakia is one of the most mountainous in Crete and one of the most heroic, beautiful and interesting. Sfakia are centered around the White Mountains mountain range, "Madares", as they are called in Crete with 110 peaks and the most and biggest gorges.
Sfakia remain the most wild and unspoiled landscape in all Crete. The 500 inhabitants are occupied mostly with fishing and sheep and goat raising, producing excellent cheese such as Anthotyros, mizithra, etc.

Hora Sfakion is famous as one of the centers of the resistance against the occupying forces of both the Venetians and the Turks. The bulk of the White mountains to the north, combined with the rocky beaches on the south, helped the locals keep their freedom against all invaders.
Hora Sfakion is an ideal base for mountainous and sea excursions to the villages and sandy beaches of southern Crete.
Besides the wonderful plateau of Askifou, the village and gorge of Imbros and the traditional and historical village of Komitades, there are plenty of beaches accessible from Sfakia. The more adventurous visitor can follow the European hiking footpath E4 which crosses Crete.
There are few hotels and rooms to rent, taverns with local food (local cheese pies "sfakianes pites" are recommended) and bars. Apart from the outstanding natural beauty of the indented rocky shoreline, Hora Sfakion is also worth visiting for the small Venetian fortress built there in 1526 as part of a defensive system of towers and fortresses later taken over by the Turks.

Included

* NOTE: !!! Our Guides are LICENSED and Members of the Union official Guides in Crete.

** NOTE: !!! Our Drivers are Professionals and English speaking.

INCLUDED
Vehicle, fuels, tolls (wherever exist), parking fee,
English-speaking driver, English or French-speaking guide, insurance covery of the passengers up to €500,000 in total, VAT and all taxes.

NOT INCLUDED
*Entrance fees in archaeological and historical sites, hotel accommodation wherever needed, beverages and meals.

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