Grandes

#934 among destinations in Greece

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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. ()

Area: 74.63 acres (0.1166 mi²)Total islands: 3Archipelago: Cretan IslandsCoordinates: 35°12'22"N, 26°17'53"E

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

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

4.7 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Toplou Monastery, Sitia
121 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.
1.6 miW
35°12'24"N • 26°16'12"E
Gone Surfing Crete, Palekastro
41 min walk • Surfing, Outdoor activities, Tours
4.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Protected area, Nature
Vai
105 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.
1.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Petsofas
44 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.
5.8 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Traostalos
147 min walk • Traostalos is the archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in eastern Crete.
5.2 miNE
Island
Elasa
133 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.
3.9 miNW
Island
Peristerovrachoi
99 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.