Information, tips,surrounding of Sfakaki
the SEA is dropping, sandy in the western part, a small reef to the
east, there ideal for snorkeling
the SUN has also here , particularly at midday, so some at
surprises, therefore please don’t forget your sun cream with at least
15 sun protection factor
SUPERMARKETS there are 2, from 08.00 to 21,00 h opened, even
Saturday + Sundays.
LOCAL BUSSES the blue-white ones, every half an hour to RETHYMNON
town, tickets you buy in small shops near the bus stop.
Then there are the overland busses, green-beige colors, which hold
also there,at this side of the motorway direction Chania, at the other
direction Heraklion, here one can buy the tickets for the simple
travel with the driver, hold change ready.
Move-walk: in 2 km distance is that less visited little monastery
of ARSANI a beautiful one, calm monastic yard + an old museum, that
the abbott on request gladly unlocks.
Another walk goes straight into the landscape in direction
south,through the large olive groves and passing the tiny villages
Asteri and Gavalochori.
COLLECTION with ORGANIZED TRIPS is from the motorway, toChania,
Georgioupolis, Plakias, Samaria staring from this side of the road, to
HERAKLION, Phaestos and Eastcerte it goes from the other side.
Now a few tips + information a little bit away from the direct
surrounding field :
The green RAVINE of MILI, either by rent a car of taxi,At the
entrance of the gorge in 10 min. everybody will be down in the
abandoned village out of venezianischer times.
MAROULAS, like a fortress- village from pirates times can be
investigated in same way. Gaes, military towers, the herb shop of
Marianna + the tavern of the Pope .
. KOURNAS LAKE + GEORGIOUPOLIS with the hotel bus to Rethymnon to
the bus station, here the tickets for the cross-country bus direction
Chania to GEORGIOUPOLIS walk to 3,5 km Kournas lake, the only fresh
water lake on Crete, back runs one well 2 km to the village MATHES on
the correct side one comes exactly then to the motorway with
Georgioupolis, where also the regular bus stop is to Rethymnon.

RETHYMNON, the city + old part of town, the city park - many trees
+ to plants of the Mediterranean area , also some animals + a
childrens playing ground.. Opposite the main street with the large
place behind the church you will reach after few steps on the left
roadside the studio of an icon painter, in the Dimakopoulou street, a
Lyra builder has its workshop, down then the small street into the old
town, a lot of shops, after a minaret and continue to the venezian
harbour, to the left handside the fortress with an interesting museum,
showing a lot of things from the Monoan Cemetery of Armeni.

MONASTERY ARKADI,where the bus stop is at the new road oppsite of
Alkionis . around 10.30 h in the week in Rethymnon + approximately
about 10.45 h will off be here, the travel lasts about ½ h and goes
through the landscape + some villages.

REFERENCES to medical supply: in PLATANES, 3 km with the blue-white
local busses along the old road there are different medical centers.
CHILD PHYSICIAN DR.DASKALAKIS practice 2831 029709 + 027397 - PRIVATE
027395 + 052614 Handy 693 2417277
INTERNALIST DR.PAPADAKIS practice 2831 24654 - PRIVATE 025141 +
054286 Handy 693,470,045 HOSPITAL in an emergency immediately by taxi
– don’t wait for an ambulance .

Some other information:: WATER in the accommodation is drinking
water + can quite also in the refrigerator be kept.
. WEATHER became more incalculable lately everywhere in the world,
also here on Crete. for the evenings in April + October, bring
something bit warmer with you.
. MOSQUITOES and also some other animals are still alive here and we
hope for a long time the stay, so, if you have any problems with them,
buy something in a supermarket, it mostly whats working during that
season what they offer.