E-Bike Adventure in Crete with Cretactiv

Duration

3 hours

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Get to know Crete by E-Bike!

The beautiful island will present itself to you from a completely different perspective. Crete consists of 85% mountains and thus the e-bike is the most suitable means of transport to travel the island in a sporty, but at the same time, leisurely way. You will cycle through the touristically neglected inland with its endless vineyards and olive groves, visit centenarian trees, small chapels and picturesque villages and experience the hospitality of the old and young Cretans up close, accompanied by a local guide.

​Number of participants from 1 to 6 people

Discover the unknown side of Crete ​ AMMOUDARA BEACH - AGIOS MYRON - AMMOUDARA BEACH

There is one excursion every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Excursion: We will leave at 2:30 pm and we finish at around 5:30 pm. Our starting point is Ammoudara beach, west of the city of Heraklion, wherefrom we will head south. After 5 km, we will arrive at the University of Crete and the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), where we will change direction and cycle west. After 12km (approximately 40 minutes) and following a route with little traffic, we will reach the village of Stavrakia, located at an altitude of 240m. This will be our first stop since setting off on our trip. While in the village, there are some options for activities, such as going to admire Mount Juktas in the east. We can drink some water and rest there before we start cycling again towards our destination.

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Said destination is the village of Agios Myron, located at an altitude of 440m at the foot of Mount Psiloritis. We will reach it after cycling for 17km (about one hour and 10 minutes). We can take a break there and visit the church and tomb of Saint Myron, one of the first bishops of Crete who lived during the 4th century AC. We can also check out a cave that is close to the temple, where we can find Saint Myron’s famous and miraculous holy water. The village of Agios Myron is built on top of two hills and the view here is nothing short of amazing. We will then leave Agios Myron to first head downhill and later uphill through many olive groves and vineyards.

We leave Agios Myron and descend until we reach after three kilometres the next village called Pentamodi. Here there are many traditional houses and picturesque roads, so we cross it and continue downhill again until we reach the village of Petrokefalo. The last village we cross is Voutes and then we continue to Ammoudara beach, where we can take a swim in the sea before eating Cretan meze. ​ Meeting point: Ammoudara beach, west side of Heraklion

The price includes:

• E-Bike Haibike
• Guide
• Bike helmet
• Bike gloves
• Bike bag
• Greek meze with wine and raki

​The price does not include:

• Anything not mentioned above