Elasa

#449 among destinations in Greece

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Elasa is an island that can be found northeast of Crete in the Aegean Sea, about 3.5 nautical miles from the palm tree forest of Vai. It is rocky and uninhabited covering 1.9 square kilometres. Its highest point is 79 metres above sea level. Administratively it comes within the Itanos municipality in Lasithi. ()

Local name: Ελάσα Λασιθίου Area: 0.67 mi²Archipelago: Cretan IslandsCoordinates: 35°16'23"N, 26°20'24"E

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Elasa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gone Surfing Crete, Vai, Peristerovrachoi, Grandes.

6 miSW
35°12'24"N • 26°16'12"E
Gone Surfing Crete, Palekastro
155 min walk • Surfing, Outdoor activities, Tours
5.2 miW
Natural attraction, Protected area, Nature
Vai
132 min walk • The palm beach of Vai is one of the largest attractions of the Mediterranean island of Crete. For tourism Vai was discovered at the beginning of the 1970s by Richard White and friends from North London, Belfast and Bavaria, at the end of that decade it was popularised by the last hippies who fled the hot-spots Matala and Preveli.
4.3 miW
Island
Peristerovrachoi
110 min walk • Peristerovrachoi, are uninhabited Greek islets/rocks, in the Aegean Sea, close to the eastern coast of Crete. Administratively they lie within the Itanos municipality of Lasithi.
5.2 miSW
Island
Grandes
133 min walk • Grandes is a group of three small islands off the east coast of Crete. Administratively it comes within the Itanos municipality in Lasithi. Grandes can be seen from the Minoan site of Roussolakkos near Palekastro as can the island of Elasa.

Elasa

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Elasa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Gone Surfing Crete, Palekastro

Vai

Peristerovrachoi

Grandes