Kissamos
A real town and base for Balos.
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This is an easy hike that allows to admire the amazing landscape of West Crete! Our history and nature expert guides will show you and explain the flora and fauna you come along and will give you a very inclusive historical background for the area and the island of Crete throughout the centuries!
A real town and base for Balos.
All villages & towns · Kissamos
The town beach of Kissamos, calm and shallow, with a sandy cove and a long pebbly part.
Sandy beaches · Kissamos
Mosaics and finds from western Crete.
Museums · Kissamos
A long, quiet beach of sand and pebbles east of Kissamos, often a bit wavy.
Pebble beaches · Kissamos
One of Crete's oldest Byzantine churches.
Churches & monasteries · Kissamos
A hilltop city above Kissamos with huge views.
Archaeological sites · Kissamos
A long sandy beach with shallow water east of Kissamos, quieter towards the east.
Sandy beaches · Kissamos
Long, wide sandy beach on the west coast and Crete’s favourite sunset spot.
Sandy beaches · Kissamos
A village above its gorge.
All villages & towns · Kissamos
An ancient harbour, now on dry land.
Archaeological sites · Kissamos
A gorge with the Agia Sofia cave.
Gorges · Kissamos
A small village above Kolymvari.
All villages & towns · Kissamos
A cave church in Topolia gorge.
Caves · Kissamos
A pilgrimage cave on Akrotiri.
Caves · Platanias
An easy family gorge.
Gorges · Kissamos
Our hike reaches one of the most famous beaches in the world, Falassarna beach! We hike over the Gramvoussa peninsula on an easy route and we get a first look of the beach from 300m above sea level! then we head down to the beach for a refreshment before we return the same way we came!
Optional return to our vehicles by taxi, at extra cost!
On our way to Falassarna beach we will leave behind Kissamos bay and we will find ourselves between east and west with breathtaking views of the Cretan mountains on the east and the endless blue of the west!
Pass byWe hike over the Gramvousa peninsula as we hear and learn about the history of this part of the island from our expert guides! from antiquity when the city of Ancient Falassarna was a significant trading center all the way to the pirates of the Mediterannean sea in 18th and 19th century and modern times!
Pass byWe will meet downtown of Kissamos so we can all drive together to the starting point of the hike!
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.