Things to do in Plakias
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Iliomanolis
It's worth the drive through the spectacular Kotsifou Gorge to eat hearty home-style Cretan food in the village of Kanevos, in a lovely setting with the gorge on one side and a forest on the other. This place is renowned for its excellent food, and Maria is happy to show you the tempting array of pots in the kitchen (between 20 and 25 dishes each day). The meat is mostly their own produce and they sell their own wine, olive oil and raki.
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Walking
There are well-worn walking paths to the scenic village of Sellia, the Moni Finika, Lefkogia, and a lovely walk along the spectacular Kourtaliotis Gorge to Moni Preveli. An easy 30-minute uphill path to Myrthios begins just before the youth hostel. For guided walking tours, including a walk to Preveli beach that gets you back by boat (around €30), contact Anso Travel.
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Kalypso Rocks' Palace Diving Centre
There are a several diving operators in town. One of the first was Kalypso Rocks' Palace Diving Centre, which has an impressive dive base nearby offering a range of scuba diving and snorkelling activities.
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Tasomanolis
This traditional fish taverna on the W end of the beach is run by a keen fisherman. You can sample his catch on a pleasant terrace overlooking the beach, grilled and accompanied with wild greens and wine.
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Taverna Christos
This established waterfront taverna has a romantic tamarisk-shaded terrace overlooking the sea. It has a good choice of Cretan dishes and fresh fish and a daily specials board.
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beach bar
Plakias has a good nightlife scene in the summer. Travellers tend to gravitate to a couple of key hang-outs, including the excellent beach bar in the middle of the beach.
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Lisseos
The location below the road near the bridge is uninspiring, but this place is well-known for specialising in mayirefta - the best home-style cooking in town.
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Ostraco
Plakias has a good nightlife scene in the summer. Travellers tend to gravitate to a couple of key hang-outs. The younger hostel crowd congregate at Ostraco.
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Finikas
Plakias has a good nightlife scene in the summer. Travellers tend to gravitate to a couple of key hang-outs, such as the popular Finikas.
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Horse Riding
You can arrange to go horse riding through the Alianthos Beach Hotel, which also offers pony rides for children.
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Nikos Souvlaki
A popular and cheap souvlaki place frequented by the hostel crowd is Nikos Souvlaki.
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boat trips
For boat trips to Preveli try the fisherman owner of Tasomanolis taverna.
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To Xehoristo
Locals reliably swear by the souvlaki and grills at To Xehoristo.
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