Latia Hora

Lasithi Province


If you're into organic spices, herbs, teas, oils, dried fruit and other pantry stockers, you'll feel like a kid in a candy shop in this doll's-house-size emporium. It's fun just to browse for gifts, but if you need help, the charming owner will happily dispense advice and cooking tips in fluent English.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Lasithi Province attractions

1. Church of Panagia Kera

0.6 MILES

This tiny triple-aisled church on the main road shelters Crete's best-preserved Byzantine frescoes. The oldest in the central nave (13th century) depict…

2. Ancient Lato

1.56 MILES

The fortified hilltop city state of Lato is one of Crete’s best-preserved non-Minoan ancient sites and worth the trip for the rural serenity and stunning…

3. Agia Triada Church

4.67 MILES

Right in the town centre, Agios Nikolaos' main church is a three-aisled Byzantine construction dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The mosaic above the main…

4. Folk Museum

4.83 MILES

This modest museum near the lake houses a well-curated collection of traditional handicrafts (especially textiles, costumes and embroidery), alongside…

5. Minotaur Mural

4.86 MILES

Walking along the waterfront on Akti Koundourou, keep an eye out for a superb perspective mural depicting the Minotaur on a zigzagging staircase (next to…

6. Abduction of Europa Statue

5 MILES

The myth of the Phoenician princess Europa being abducted by Zeus in the guise of a bull finds expression in a monumental statue at the end of a ho-hum…

7. Voulisma Beach

5.97 MILES

Wedged into a crescent bay about 12km east of Agios Nikolaos, this ribbon of fine golden sand is lapped by shallow and usually calm, Caribbean-clear water…

8. Kronios Cave

8.99 MILES

Approaching Tzermiado from the south, look for the sign pointing to the Kronios Cave, reached via a path leading to a series of stairs. Excavations have…