Koutsouras

#1035 among destinations in Greece

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Facts and practical information

Koutsouras is a village in Lasithi regional unit, in Crete, Greece 22 kilometers east of Ierapetra. Its population is 818. It was the headquarters of the municipality of Makry Gialos and is the biggest village in the region. Key economic activities include agriculture and tourism. It has nice beaches and a golf course is due to be built over the next five years. The coast is rocky and there are beautiful pebble beaches with crystal clear waters. Today it is the seat of Makry Gialos municipal unit and part of Ierapetra municipality. ()

Local name: Κουτσουράς Λασιθίου Population: ~780 pplCoordinates: 35°1'60"N, 25°56'44"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Thrypti, Orino Gorge, Fotia Island.

5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Thrypti, Kavousi Kastro
131 min walk • Thrypti or Sitia mountains is a mountain range in Lasithi in eastern Crete, Greece. It stretches between Ierapetra in the southwest and Sitia in the northeast. Its highest summit, Afentis, is 1,476 m amsl.
1 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Canyon
Orino Gorge
26 min walk • The Gorge Orino or Canyon Red Butterfly is a canyon in southeastern Crete. It is located near the village of Oreino, Lasithi and is 5 km in length.
4 miW
Island
Fotia Island
102 min walk • Fotia, is an uninhabited Greek islet, in the Libyan Sea, close to the eastern coast of Crete. Administratively it lies within the Ierapetra municipality of Lasithi.

Koutsouras

Facts and practical information

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

Thrypti, Kavousi Kastro

Orino Gorge

Fotia Island