Peristerovrachoi

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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. ()

Local name: Περιστερόβραχοι Λασιθίου Archipelago: Cretan IslandsCoordinates: 35°15'21"N, 26°16'1"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Toplou Monastery, Gone Surfing Crete, Vai, Petsofas.

3.7 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Toplou Monastery, Sitia
95 min walk • Toplou Monastery is a currently active monastery located in a semi-arid area of the Lasithi regional unit, on the eastern part of the island of Crete in Greece. It is about 6 km north of Palekastro and 85 km east of Agios Nikolaos.
3.4 miS
35°12'24"N • 26°16'12"E
Gone Surfing Crete, Palekastro
87 min walk • Surfing, Outdoor activities, Tours
0.9 miW
Natural attraction, Protected area, Nature
Vai
23 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.
4.8 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Petsofas
123 min walk • Petsofas is the archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in eastern Crete. It overlooks the Minoan town of Palaikastro and was excavated by John Myres in 1903.
4.3 miE
Island
Elasa
110 min walk • 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.
7.2 miNW
Island
Gianysada
185 min walk • Gianysada is the southernmost island of the small Dionysades group of islands off Sitia on the northeast coast of Crete. The group also includes Dragonada, Paximada, and Paximadaki. Administratively this group comes within the Sitia municipality in Lasithi.
3.9 miSE
Island
Grandes
99 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.