Crete straddles two climatic zones, the Mediterranean and the North African, mainly falling within the former. As such, the climate in Crete is primarily Mediterranean. The atmosphere can be quite humid, depending on the proximity to the sea, while winter is fairly mild. Snowfall is common on the mountains between November and May, but rare in the low-lying areas. While some mountain tops are snow-capped for most of the year.During the Cretan summer, average temperatures reach the high 20s to low 30s Celsius (mid 80s to mid 90s Fahrenheit), with maxima touching the upper 30s to mid 40s.

Heraklion Int. Airport

75 km from property

Heraklion port

45 km from property

Chania Int. Airport

45 km from property

Souda port

42 km from property

Plakias

500 m from property

Ammoudaki Beach

   1.8 km from property

Damnoni Beach

1.4 km from property

Kleisidi Beach

   1.9 km from property

Skinos Beach

1.4 km from property

Ammoudi Beach

   2 km from property

Kalypso Beach

1.5 km from property

Schinaria Beach

     2.5 km from property

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Have you ever spent your days fantasizing about your dream, wishing it was your reality? No matter what your dream is, sometimes you get to accomplish it. It took a lot of effort, but a dream came true in Cretan Aroma.

Production of handmade soap and wax cream by extra virgin olive oil and pure Cretan bee’s wax, based on original recipes.

A long and pleasant walk along the gorge through breathtaking scenery, past waterfalls, fountains, deserted chapels and monasteries, to an authentic palm beach at Preveli. You can even catch a glimpse of a lammergeier if you are lucky.
Watch out though for slips and trips – stout shoes essential.

Preveli is a famous beach on the south side of Crete Island. Crete is the biggest island in Greece, and it attracts visitors because it is a place where you can find everything, from modern cities and exotic beaches to gorges and big mountains.
The local legend says that the mythological king Odysseus stopped in Preveli on the way to his homeland, Ithaka.
What makes Preveli beach so famous is the palm forest surrounding the river, which comes from a gorge and ends up in the sea. The exotic beauty of nature attracted in the 60s and 70s hippies from around the globe who used to live here and make huts under the palm trees.
Due to the sensitivity of nature around Preveli Beach, the area is protected by the Natura 2000, and it is a natural reserve.

Plakias is a village on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno regional unit, about 21 kilometres south of the city of Rethymno. It is part of the municipality Agios Vasileios, and of the municipal unit Foinikas. It is surrounded by mountains
to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south. The name in Greek means “flat”, because the town stands on an alluvial fan of material that has washed down the Kotsifou gorge directly to the north. This material has formed along the sea’s edge into a long, fine,
gold-hued sand beach, which shelves very gradually out into the bay, making it quite safe for swimming and hence, for family holidays.
Initially just a fishing jetty and a few houses, Plakias developed during the last few decades into a tourist resort. The first official mention of Plakias was in 1961, when it was recorded in a census as the permanent home of six fishermen. The recorded
history of surrounding mountain villages like Myrthios and Sellia goes back to the 10th century, when the Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas (961 AD) built roads and bridges in order to link those villages, and there are some fragments of wall
emaining from a fortified area on a hill top just northeast of the present main town. The local area is geographically suitable for a settlement, having plenty of agricultural space, and there may well have been a settlement there since Minoan times.
Plakias has a 1300-metre-long sandy beach and there are several other beaches within walking distance (Souda, Damnoni, Ammoudi, and Skhinaria). The southeastern end of the beach, near the Kakomouri headland, is used by nudists. The town is not on
any major passage for traffic and hence traffic is minimal and it is quieter and less dusty than many other Greek resorts.

Frangokastello (which means “castle of the Franks” because of the Venetian fortress that is built there) boasts some of the best beaches in the South-West of Crete. Fine golden sand and not overcrowded.
The last is probably due to the fact that Frangokastello is a long way from the airports and mass-tourism of the North coast of the island.
The very clear water is shallow making it one of the safest beaches for children.