Many do not unreasonably consider Crete by a paradise island and tourists love to rest there. But not everyone knows about a small and cozy town called Panormo, located on this island. By the way, local residents pronounced the name, put emphasis on the first syllable. Panormo simultaneously and the resort and the fishing village.And this is his difference from many Greek resorts, which represent a solid line of hotels located on the coast. And Panormo is an ordinary living Greek village, with very beautiful and unusual streets, which is simply pleasant and interesting to walk. There are no huge crowd of tourists and you can safely relax on the beach from the bustle. And if this type of rest is tired, you can plunge into very interesting excursion programs. Crete is rich in numerous attractions.
There is a Panormo only 20 kilometers from the city of Rethymno. And this resort is still famous for the fact that it is comfortable to rest comfortably and children and adults. Despite the fact that recently tourism in Panormo began to develop, it does not significantly change the lifestyle of the local residents and the general appearance of this town. This is a very romantic, clean and bright place.
In the Panormo a little large hotels, mostly small, but cozy private hotels and even rooms. Tourists stop in them even for one night. In private hotels of tourists expects a benevolent atmosphere and delicious homemade food. But if you wish, you can eat away. There are many cafes and taverns in the city where you can taste local Cretan cuisine. Namely, Pravto fish taverns are famous far beyond the city.
Many families with children chose this place also for the fact that there is always a calm and clean sea. In addition, there are beautiful sandy beaches in the Panormboy and a smooth entrance to the sea. For children, it is better and you will not think up, especially and people on the beaches are not very much. Moreover, they are almost all well equipped and there are bases for water sports.
And the beaches in Panormo and in its surroundings are a lot.
Beach Square
This is a wild, desert pebble beach is in a rocky bay. Thanks to its privacy and lack of tourists, you can safely rest on this beach admiring the beauties of the island of Crete. But this is not an equipped beach and everything you need to take with you.Beach Malio Rocky
This is also a light-headed beach surrounded by cliffs. It is not equipped and from the benefits of civilization there is only a small tavern. But there is a very beautiful sea and quiet.
Beach Camara
Translated from Greek, Camara means arch. And this beach is named so thanks to the arch, which is formed in the rock on the shore. The peculiarity of this beach is that it is possible to get on it only on a boat or climb from a nearby beach called Heroopotamos. But Camara is worth to visit him. This is a very unusual place and a very beautiful view.Beach Herochomos
Its title, he is obliged to the same river, flowing in this place in the sea. There are very beautiful rocks, clean coast and a little cool water. It is minimally equipped and there are always few people on it. He is still known in the district thanks to a small lake formed by the river.
Cape Llanos
Next to the luxurious hotel built two artificial bays.
But they do not belong to the hotel, and anyone can come there. They are very well equipped and on this beach is very comfortable to relax. Due to the fact that the beach is perfectly protected from wind and waves, it is very suitable for children's holidays. In addition, there is a gentle entrance.
Panormo beaches
These two very beautiful sandy beaches are located in the harbor. There, too, all the conditions are designed to relax with young children. But due to the fact that they are well equipped, often quite crowded. And the fans of silence choose other beaches for their relaxation.And quite recently, tourists were not there at all and it was just a fishing village. And from the bay, where there have always been a lot of fishing boats, seafood was supplied for all Crete.
And if you plunge into history, you can learn a lot of interesting things about it at first glance a unremarkable city. According to these archaeological excavations, Panamo in the ancient times was a city with a high status and even coined his own coins and he was an elephtern harbor. There was even a Basilica of Saint Sophia of the V-Vi centuries. And this is not just like that. After all, the presence of basilics can only speak that it was in the Panormo Center of Christianity on the island of Crete.
Also near Panormo there is a fortress Castello di Milopotamo, which was destroyed during the Turkish raid on the island.
In the city there is a feature that during the tourist season the streets do not drive, all overlap. And the hosts of Taverns and the cafe put tables and chairs on the street, where tourists and locals with pleasure dinner and dinner.
In addition, Panormo is very well located and is a kind of zero kilometer, from which the roads begin to numerous attractions of the island. In particular, those used in the area of Heraklion and Rethymno. For the convenience of tourists by the city, quite comfortable buses often drive, and ships depart from the pier. If you use, then you can see pirated caves from the sea and admire the Panamo from another angle.
For lovers of history in Panamlo, there is a choice of attractions for inspection.
Ancient Elefterna
This one of the most famous places of the island of Crete and many archaeologists dream to get to the local excavation.
A variety of buildings were found on the territory of Eleftterns, the construction of which was dated by different centuries and epochs. The territory of the excavation is impressive. It was founded about 3,000 years ago and is the birthplace of many famous antiquity people, for example, Diogen. In addition to buildings, many important artifacts of different peoples were found in Elefttern.
On the territory of this complex you can see Roman baths, Christian Basilica, the ancient sanctuary and many more interesting things. All these magnificent facilities are located in a huge open-air museum and history lovers will not be able to stay indifferent. It is worth visiting at least these excavations to make yourself an idea of the history of Panormo.
In this city, everyone will find what he likes most and perfectly relax from the fuss.