The breathtaking sight of white windmills on Crete’s Lassithi plateau is one of a kind. In the summer, the wooden windmills are used to water the agricultural plain. The plateau’s plain stretches for around 25,000 kilometers. The windmills are placed near the plateau’s northern entrance and use groundwater to irrigate the crops. As a result, they contribute to the production Read more…

Vai is a huge sandy beach on Crete’s eastern coast, surrounded by a dense palm tree grove. It has more than 5,000 palm trees and is Europe’s unique palm tree forest. Vai creates a magnificent landscape when combined with the golden beach. There are several stories about how this palm forest came to be. This forest is supposed to originate Read more…

The Lassithi Plateau is one of the most remarkable features of Crete’s geography, with a rich history dating back to the Neolithic period. It is located within the prefecture of Lassithi in Crete and has an area of 25 square kilometers. The melting snowcaps of the Dikti Mountain, which create a natural fortress surrounding the plateau, flood the exceptionally fertile Read more…