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Vai Beach
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Georgios
March 13, 2022
The palm beach of Vai is one of the largest attractions of the Mediterranean island of Crete.
Georgia
October 25, 2019
The biggest palm forest in Europe, i am sure its worth a visit or more! Vai is located 24 km east of Sitia and about 6 km from Palaikastro. The road from Sitia is generally good and you will have no trouble negotiating it. Sitia is about 2 hours’ drive from Heraklion, and Vai is another 30 minutes further. From Sitia, take the road to Moni Toplou (Toplou Monastery) and continue another 8 km past the monastery to the palm forest.
The biggest palm forest in Europe, i am sure its worth a visit or more! Vai is located 24 km east of Sitia and about 6 km from Palaikastro. The road from Sitia is generally good and you will have no trouble negotiating it. Sitia is about 2 hours’ drive from Heraklion, and Vai is another 30 minutes…
Eva
May 25, 2018
Vai palm forest lies in a beautiful valley and by a sandy beach, just north of ancient Itanos: 28 km from Siteia, 8 from Palaikastro and 6 from Toplou by their respective roads. Covering 200 stremmata (50 acres), it is made up of the native Theophrastus palms – the largest colony not only in Greece but also in all Europe. A large enough stand exists at Preveli, with smaller clusters elsewhere, eg. at Aghios Nikitas. The palm also turns up here and there in the SW Aegean islands, Cyprus and Turkey. Many legends exist about its origins. It was formed by the Phoenicians (an erroneous belief springing from the old story that they founded Itanos, back in the day), or it is the result of discard
Vai palm forest lies in a beautiful valley and by a sandy beach, just north of ancient Itanos: 28 km from Siteia, 8 from Palaikastro and 6 from Toplou by their respective roads. Covering 200 stremmata (50 acres), it is made up of the native Theophrastus palms – the largest colony not only in Greece…
Elina
May 4, 2017
The only palm forest in Europe covers an area of approximately 250,000 square metres. There are different stories of how palm trees came to Crete. One version has it that Arab pirates came here in their ships, ate the dates they had brought with them and threw the stones on the ground. From these dates grew about 6,000 palm trees, of which 4,500 are still growing today. The second version has it that the forest was created in a similar manner by Phoenician sailors who colonised this part of Crete.
The only palm forest in Europe covers an area of approximately 250,000 square metres. There are different stories of how palm trees came to Crete. One version has it that Arab pirates came here in their ships, ate the dates they had brought with them and threw the stones on the ground. From these…
Μαρία
September 12, 2016
The unique palm forest in Europe...enjoy the pulm sandy beach with the blue green sea water
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