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W
cretan-villa.com.
Close to the bus station; sparkling a/c
rooms with TV and fridge overlook the lo
wer-
bedecked
patio of a beautiful 180-year-old stone house.
€54
Ersi
Platía Eleftherías 20
T
28420 23208.
Central hotel,
recently refurbished, offering good-value rooms with fridge,
TV, balcony; the owner also rents out seafront a
partm
ents
nearby for not much more than the cost of a room.
€35
Katerina
Eastern seafront
T
28420 28345,
W
katerina-
rooms.gr.
Recently refurbished inside (but in need of an
outside refurbishment at the time of writing), smart rooms
and st
udio
s with a/c, TV, wi-fi, fridge and balcony with sea
view.
€50
and balcony, just
10m
from the beach (just after the Roman
villa). May-Oct.
€40
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White River Cottages
T
28430 51120,
E
wriver
@otenet.gr.
An abandoned hamlet of traditional stone
dwellings (originally
Áspro Pótamos
or “White River”) has
been restored as a warren of charming a/c studios and
apartments with kitchen and private terraces, set around
a pool. It's located 900m up a signed track on t
he r
ight as
you enter the village from the east. April-Oct.
€68
MÝRTOS
Big Blue
West village, near the beach
T
28420 51094,
W
big-blue.gr.
Spacious studios and pricier apartments
above the beach, sleeping two to four with en-
suit
e
bathrooms, a/c, kitchenette and sea view. April-Nov.
€45
Mirtos Hotel
Main thoroughfare behind the beach
T
28420 51227,
W
mirtoshotel.com.
Friendly and good-
value small hotel with comfortable a/c, en-suite rooms
with balcony. They own the excellent tav
erna
below, where
breakfast (included) is served. Jan-Nov.
€42
MAKRYIALÓS
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Maria Tsanakalioti Apartments
T
28430 51557,
W
makrigialos-crete.com.
The friendly proprietor offers
bright beach-front studio rooms and apartments - some
with sea vi
ew
and terrace - with kitchenette, a/c and TV.
April-Oct.
€50
Oasis Rooms
Beachfront, before the harbour
T
28430
51918.
Simple
sea-view en-suite rooms with a/c, fridge
7
EATING AND DRINKING
IERÁPETRA
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Gorgona
Stratigou Samouil 12
T
28420 26619.
Near the harbour and fort, directly on the beach, this
reliable, well-known taverna serves good fish, seafood (try
the octopus €8) and Cretan dishes at reasonable prices and
is very popular among the locals.
March-Nov daily,
breakfast, lunch & dinner.
Napoleon
Stratigou Samouil 26
T
28420 22410.
Close
to the
Gorgona
this is one of Ierápetra's oldest tavernas.
Freshly cooked dishes, a good choice of appetizers and
reasonable prices make this another favourite with locals.
Daily lunch & dinner.
the harbourfront, this taverna serves good fish (“fresh from
our boat”) as well as the usual taverna offerings.
May-Oct
daily lunch & dinner.
To Limani
T
28430 52457.
This taverna serves fish,
seafood and meat dishes on the waterfront terrace
overlooking a tiny strip of beach by the harbour.
May-Oct
daily lunch & dinner.
MÝRTOS
Mirtos Taverna
Main thoroughfare, below the Hotel
Mirtos
T
28420 51227.
An excellent, family-run taverna
offering a range of home-cooked dishes and tasty
mezédhes, with some outdoor tables along the pavement..
Jan-Nov daily breakfast, lunch & dinner.
MAKRYIALÓS
Faros
T
28430 52456.
Set in a great position overlooking
Réthymnon and around
The province of
Réthymnon
reaches to Mount Psilorítis in the east and towards the
White Mountains in the west. The fertile
Amari Valley
, with its pretty villages, lies in
the central plain, while on the south coast, in particular around
Plakiás
, there are
beaches as fine as any Crete can offer.
Réthymnon
itself is an attractive and lively city, with some excellent beaches nearby,
although the coastline to the east has seen a great influx of tourists, with the
development of a whole series of large hotels extending almost 10km along the beach.
Réthymnon
RÉTHYMNON
remains one of the most beautiful of Crete's major cities (only Haniá
is a serious rival), with an enduringly provincial air. A wide sandy beach and
