Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Nufaro; 9am-late; )
Officially called Nufaro but better known as Joe's, this rocking
joint has cheap beer and UK and German soccer on the big screen.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
FRIDAY FROLIC
Local or not, everybody loves a good party, which is why
Taverna Panorama
(
28320 31450; Myrthios; mains €5-12; 9am-late; )
in pretty Myrthios, right above Plaki-
as, bursts at the seams on Friday, when a Greek band strikes up traditional tunes
and the crowd gets more raucous with each carafe of wine. It's well worth the 2km
uphill walk, which begins just before the youth hostel (or take a cab).
Information
Plakias has two ATMs on the central waterfront. The post office is on the first side street
coming from the east.
Getting There & Around
(€4.50, one hour); one goes to Preveli (€2.30, 30 minutes).
Cars Alianthos
(
28320
31851;
www.alianthos-group.com
;
per day from €36;
24hr)
is a reliable car-hire outlet.
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Around Plakias
About 11km east of Plakias, the historic
Moni Preveli
(
Μονή Πρέβελη
; 28320 31246;
www.preveli.org
; admission €2.50; 9am-7pm mid-Mar-May, 9am-1.30pm & 3.30-6.30pm Jun-
Oct)
cuts an imposing silhouette high above the Libyan Sea. Like most Cretan monaster-
ies, it was a centre of resistance during the Turkish occupation and also played a key role
in WWII when hiding trapped Allied soldiers from the Nazis until they could escape to
Egypt by submarine.
On the road to the monastery, a
memorial
showing a gun-toting abbot and an Allied
British soldier commemorates this heroic act, as does a
fountain
on the right as you enter
the monastery. To the left is a small
museum
with some exquisite icons, richly em-
broidered vestments and two silver candelabra presented by grateful soldiers after the
war.
