Gastronomy guide
There are no restaurant in the village but there are many dining options in the surrounding area.We reccoment some of these..
Plateia is a traditional Cretan taverna located in Mirthios village, where you can enjoy your lunch/dinner, your coffee/ice cream or your light meals from 12:00 until 23:00 every day.
Damnoni Taverna (Damnoni village)
Taverna Mariou(Mariou village)
fantastic panoramic mountain and sea views ,huge variety of traditional Cretan dishes
Taverna Athivoles(Argiroupoli village
Crystal clear water, vivid green and the authentic Cretan hospitality which is shown by the founders of "Athivoles" in a unique place offering a feast of flavors and endless natural beauty to their guests. https://athivoles.com/en/
Taverna Archaia Lappa
In this beautiful area they cook "local" traditional recipes with taste and care of grandmothers cooking.
O kipos ths arkoudainas(Episkopi village)
The garden and the surrounding area are of a typical cretan village type. The food had a cretan basis with a painting touch of the chef
Beaches guide(www.cretanbeaches.com)
- The southern coast of Rethymnon hosts some of the most beautiful, untouched exotic beaches of Crete. At Agios Pavlos, huge sand-hills descend steeply and vanish into the sea, forming a beach, where one may sense the most positive vibrations of the island. On the adjacent beaches of Ligres and Pahia Ammos by Kerames the scenery remains mysterious. However, the most brilliant turquoise waters in Rethymnon are found on the beaches of Skinaria, Ammoudi and Damnoni, all located near Plakias.(Alones village -Kali Sikia village-Plakias)
Preveli palmgrove
Preveli is located about 35km south of Rethymno and 10km east of Plakias. Beach of Preveli, also known as Lake Preveli or Phoenix, is located at the exit of the imposing Kourtaliotikos Gorge, where the Great River (Megas Potamos) flows
Skinaria beach
Skinaria beach (or Shinaria) is located 33km south of Rethymno, 3km south of the village Lefkogia, in the east part of the wider Plakias area. Skinaria is a small beach with soft gray-beige sand and fine pebbles, with crystal blue deep water. The seabed is rocky, but on the north part of the beach, it is sandy.