Daily itinerary 8 days walking tour
SPRING IN SOUTH AND WEST CRETE

Day 1. Arrival at Chania, where we stay the first day.

Day 2. Transfer by bus to Paleochora on the south coast.
In the early afternoon we start our walk from the village of Kontiginiki along a low mountain ridge with stunning views of the surroundings!
Following a riverbed and walking through olive groves we will end this walk at the beach.

Day 3. A walk in the area of the village of Voutas.
A perfect route for keeping up a good pace on country roads and footpaths through very varied landscape. We come across traditional villages where tourists are still seen as a curiosity.
A Byzantine church with frescoes is another ingredient of this walk.

Day 4. This walk starts in the village of Azogires.
We will visit a local museum in an idyllic location. There is also an evergreen plane tree, a species unique to Crete. Walking to Anidri we go along old footpaths, sheep paths and country roads.
A short gorge takes us down from Anidri to the sea.

Day 5. Starting from the village of Spaniakos this walks brings us along old donkey paths, cross-country and on unpaved roads to the cave of the 99 early-Christian 'fathers'.
To go into the cave is quite an experience because it is steep but rewarding. Continuing up we have good views of the Libyan sea and the south coast before we end at Spaniakos again. In the afternoon a transfer to Kissamos, to our hotel for the rest of the week.

Day 6. A walk in the farthest west part of Crete through olive fields, along a mountain slope and through characteristic villages.
From a high point we look down to Falassarna, the former harbour of Polirinia. We start and end the walk in Kaliviani, situated at the foot of the mountains of the peninsula Gramvousa.

Day 7. We will visit the ruins of the former Dorian city-state high up on an acropolis, not far from the present-day Polirinia.
From here we have a magnificent view of the sea in between the two peninsulas Gramvousa and Rodopou.
A very diverse walk brings us back down to Kissamos.

Day 8. After breakfast, transfer to Chania and time to say goodbye.

Price   525 € per person; additional charge single room 75 €.

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