Simon’s guidebook, Cretan Holiday Cottage
Food scene
This place has a great beach (our favourite) and a good restaurant.
We can especially recommend the dakos (barley rusks with tomatoes and feta), and the mojitos at the bar next to the smaller swimming pool.
6 locals recommend
KAKKOS BAY HOTEL
This place has a great beach (our favourite) and a good restaurant.
We can especially recommend the dakos (barley rusks with tomatoes and feta), and the mojitos at the bar next to the smaller swimming pool.
A small traditional restaurant in the village, 5 minutes walk up from the house.
The menu uses local produce and is often limited to what happens to be fresh and available at the time. We can recommend the snails and dolmades especially.
There is a small covered room on the first floor that is well suited for families and has a great view down to the coast.
Also close by is 5ifty 5ive Music Cafe Wine Bar, well worth a visit for good wine and beer and live music on occasion.
Παραδοσιακόν Καφενεῖον
72 Eparchiaki Odos Agiou IoanniA small traditional restaurant in the village, 5 minutes walk up from the house.
The menu uses local produce and is often limited to what happens to be fresh and available at the time. We can recommend the snails and dolmades especially.
There is a small covered room on the first floor that is well suited for families and has a great view down to the coast.
Also close by is 5ifty 5ive Music Cafe Wine Bar, well worth a visit for good wine and beer and live music on occasion.
Great place for fish, this restaurant is situated at the eastern end of Long Beach.
Very friendly staff!
9 locals recommend
Taverna Psaropoula
Great place for fish, this restaurant is situated at the eastern end of Long Beach.
Very friendly staff!
Kaliotzína
Eparchiaki Odos Koutsouras-StavrochoriouAn excellent restaurant (our favourite), fish being a speciality.
Ἑστιατόριον Κλείω/Restaurant kleio
Great family run restaurant on the beach
City/town information
The nearest big town, Ierapetra is a bustling, noisy, busy place.
There are several good supermarkets, loads of restaurants, and also a fort to visit.
There is an interesting archaeological museum which is only occasionally open.
68 locals recommend
Ierapetra
The nearest big town, Ierapetra is a bustling, noisy, busy place.
There are several good supermarkets, loads of restaurants, and also a fort to visit.
There is an interesting archaeological museum which is only occasionally open.
Sightseeing
Minoan Water Tanks
A short walk from Kakkos Bay and well worth a visit
Aghia Fotia Beach
A great beach with a cool café and decent taverna.
A largely intact 14th century Venetian fort in ierapetra, well worth a visit.
24 locals recommend
Kalés Fort
10 Str. SamouilA largely intact 14th century Venetian fort in ierapetra, well worth a visit.
A stunning walk up along a gorge and into the hills.
Don't forget to take lots of water and to arrange transport from the end of the walk as it is a long weary road back down to the car park!
6 locals recommend
Butterfly Gorge
A stunning walk up along a gorge and into the hills.
Don't forget to take lots of water and to arrange transport from the end of the walk as it is a long weary road back down to the car park!
Worth a visit especially in spring and early summer
15 locals recommend
ENTRANCE PATHWAY FOR Waterfall of Milona
Worth a visit especially in spring and early summer