Things to do around in the beautiful south side of Crete to the village of Plakias.
Plakias was born as a village in the first half of the 20th century from fishermen coming from the nearby villages of Sellia and Mirthios. Starting with very few people, now Plakias and the surroundings count approximately 1000 residents and thousands of visitors.
In the small town of Plakias you can find pharmacies, doctors, supermarkets, butchers, fish market, fresh vegetables, dozens of restaurants and cafes, bars and all sort of activities like water sports, horse and donkey riding, scuba diving , excursions, boat trips etc.
Many beaches are found in the coast line of Plakias including Paligkremnos beach, Limanaki, Fotinari, or 3 km eastern, Souda beach.
Limanaki beach is located within 2 minutes from Angeliki apartments and offers areas with sunbeds, areas without sunbeds and nice underwater formation you can discover with snorkeling. Around the beach you can find cafe/drink bars, restaurants and nice sunset view.
Near Plakias, within 5 minutes of driving, you can discover other beaches like Ammoudi beach, Damnoni or Schinaria beach.
Preveli monastery and Preveli palm beach are typical must to visit destinations. Preveli Monastery is located about 8 kilometers from Plakias and has a museum containing some of the local old monastery treasures.
Preveli palm beach can be reached from Plakias using a boat trip or with the car, before Preveli monastery, there are many steps (about 15 minutes) to go down from the mountain.
Within 5 minutes walking distance from Sarakina Guesthouse you can arrive to the small Fotinari beach. No sunbeds, wind-proof beach with rich underwater life that you can admire by snorkeling. Within other 10 minutes of walking you can arrive to the big, mostly sandy beach of Souda where you can find sunbeds, two beach bar and two restaurants.
Plakias offers mainly relaxing moments and quiet and there are several beach bar, restaurants, souvenir shops but also some discrete nightlife.
You can also choose also among many activities as hiking, diving, boat tours, horseback riding etc.
The lively village of Plakias is less than 2 km away, it can be reached also by foot along the coastal road.