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Reporting in from Makry Gialos

Yassas!
From Link: http://forums.plakias.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1471

Although I'm aware that this is the Plakias forum I thought that one or two of you people might be interested to hear how life is in a simular place like Plak.
After not being able to sit on the beach because of the wind for 15 days of our 30 days holiday in july/august last year we had big doubts about where to go this year so I did a lot of research on other destinations on Crete.
I scanned the whole southcoast with Google Earth and first thought Mirtos might be a good alternative. One of you good people (I think it was Graeme) spoke very highly of Mirtos so at first we thought to give it a go but decided not to because it was perhaps a bit smallish for a 4 weeks holiday. We actually went there this year for the day and were glad we did not go there. It's a cute little place, very pretty but indeed to small for our liking, not much of a beach either.
So I scanned on and ended up in Makry Gialos (meaning long beach). From the air it looked very much like Plakias so I did some more research and found a Makry Gialos forum (nothing much, just a Tripadvisor thing, nothing as unique as this Plak forum)
One thing I noticed was that people speak of Mak in a simular away as people do about Plakias, very good atmosphere, very laid back, people going there year after year, the feeling that one stays with family rather than just renting an apartment aso, aso. ( and much more important: far less wind than in Plak!)

So Mak it was and believe me, we had one of the best holidays of our life. Only 2 1/2 days of strong wind!! Other than in Plakias the first row of buildings is right on the beach (apartments, bars, restaurants) and the road is behind it. Makes a big difference, one walks out of the building and is right on the beach, very fine golden sand, ideal to build sandcastles, very shallow sea so ideal for children (you must like them little buggers otherwise this is not the place for you!)
Once you rent an apartment you have beds and umbrella free of charge and if one is not in an apartment right on the beach all the bars and restaurants have their own beds so one just orders a drink and the beds are free of charge! Nice little harbour just a bit bigger than in Plak, unfortunately some motorized watersport but strictly a good 100 yards from the beach....plenty of restaurants to choose from and an atmosphere very simular like Plakias.
There is no far end for people that like to bounce balls on the water but plenty of secluded bays in de direct vicinity. Instead of the far end there is a big all in Swedish resort but it's not disturbing at all, they all stay there and some of them just come out in the evening to eat in one of the restaurants being fed up with the all in food I suppose Population: at least 50 % Greek families, 40 % British, a few French, German and Dutch and no East Europeans at all!
Enough to see and do in the surroundings, Sitia is a pretty place with remarkebly few tourists (dissapointment for the misses, no shops to speak of, very local) but with a beautiful boulevard. Going west, Ierapetra is not very interesting, a bit ugly bit of coast really, too many plastic greenhouses, yuk.We stayed at Villa Plori apartments, I reccomend highly! We did our shopping in the little supermarket nextdoor and the lovely people there gave us a present EVERYDAY!!!

1/2 litre of their own oliveoil, two beers, 2 cokes, a packet of figs, a meze dish, a raki bottle and 6 glasses, more oliveoil, 2 icecreams on the day that Poppy their daughter turned 8 and on and on, amazing and very moving, aahhh! Crete!!!Enough...just see....oh and remarkable thing, people love fancydress parties, see photograph, they have special parking lots for people in fancy dress:)
And ofcourse I have to mention Dimitri and his wife Hara of the Olympio bar, great place, great people, snail race every tuesday, very exciting! visit their website and you get the idea.
Bless you, Chris H.

HIDDEN PARADISE

Dear friends
We agree, Makrigialos IS HIDDEN PARADISE Here you have everything to feel relaxed, safe and happy You are sorrounded by a beautiful nature, and the sandy beaches are unbelievable
People living here, always give you a warm welcome Going back several times for years, we honestly
feel we got a new family You really feel this is a genuin, honest and greek place
Autumn is a wonderful season The sun shines every day, and the temperature is still warm
in the water If you like a brake from the beach, you have several possibilities to walk in the
mountains Citilife is only about half an hour away, and you can make one day Lerapetra and the other day Sitia As everybody understand, we just love Makrigialos with all its honest and beautiful
offers We love it so much, that we are now soon able to stay in what two years ago was a ruin
During this autumn, we are thankful and happy to stay in Makrigialos in our own house for the first time There are several norwegions having house here, and all of us started on Sun Ving We also want to say, you can start on Sun Ving, get known and find out it is well worth go on your own and make a choice on several nice places to rent apartments
We just like to say, we recomend Makrigialos from the bottom of our hearth
A place like this will always give what you hope for and deserve It definately gives value to your
money
Start with a holiday and perhaps end up with a house like us
Dont worry be happy,do it now, enjoy life and Makrigialos:):):)

WHITE ISLAND or KOUFONISI, Trips from MAKRIGIALOS.

KOUFONISI TRIPS, From MAKRY-GIALOS Crete.
FISHING FROM MAKRY-GIALOS
NO BOAT TRIPS TO KOUFONISI CRETE THIS YEAR 2010



Boats web site

A good day.
Great sand.
Clear seas.
So good snorkeling.
The Roman ruins are worth seeing.
The peace and quite is priceless.
The large boat make sure the trip is smooth.
The cake is good.
The prise 25 Euro

For more info call
Mr Manolis Mavrakis
Tel. 0030-6973025695

Xerocampos and Kato Zakros


Why not hire a car and take a trip east to Xerocampos (about 2 hrs) through some beautiful scenery to some of the prettiest beaches in Crete.

Drive for a further 40 minutes on the new road to the Minoan palace at Kato Zakros (head through Xerocampos to Zakros). The scenery is stunning and far removed from the hustle and bustle of Makry-Gialos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bcgX4IyywQ

Sitia Airport, delayed?


02/08/2009

Στο φύλλο της 29/7/09 διαβάσαμε ως δήλωση του Νομάρχη Λασιθίου ΄΄ότι ο Νομός Λασιθίου δεν έχει αεροδρόμιο……κ.λ.π.

Θεωρούμε, επειδή γνωρίζουμε τις απόψεις του κ. Νομάρχη, ότι το δημοσίευμα δεν ανταποκρίνεται στην πραγματικότητα, αλλά στοχεύει στην προσπάθεια που έχουν αποδυθεί ορισμένοι κύκλοι της Κρήτης, και όχι μόνο, να παρεμποδίσουν την ολοκλήρωση του Αεροδρομίου Σητείας το οποίο πληρεί όλες τις προϋποθέσεις διεθνών πτήσεων και απομένει η άμεση ολοκλήρωση του αεροσταθμού που κατά περίεργο τρόπο καθυστερεί και συνεχώς παρατείνεται η περαίωσή του με αποτέλεσμα να δημιουργείται η εντύπωση ότι κάποιοι δεν επιδιώκουν την ολοκλήρωσή του και έτσι να ακυρώνονται επενδύσεις και εμείς να βουλιάζουμε συνεχώς στο οικονομικό μαρασμό την ανεργία και σύντομα στη μετανάστευση.

Η προσπάθεια οικονομικών παραγόντων να φρενάρουν την ανάπτυξη της Ανατολικής Κρήτης θα μας βρει αντιμέτωπους και καλούμε άμεσα όλους τους θεσμικούς εκπροσώπους του Νομού να πάρουν ξανά θέση για το Αεροδρόμιο της Σητείας και να δεσμευτούν ότι θα πιέσουν την Κυβέρνηση για την άμεση ολοκλήρωσή του.

Η Σητεία δεν θα γίνει <<νεκροταφείο>> για χάρη συμφερόντων πολιτικών ή οικονομικών. Ο αγώνας μας θα είναι σκληρός και ανυποχώρητος. Καλούμε το Νομάρχη Λασιθίου να διευκρινίσει τι ακριβώς εννοούσε και πώς αποδόθηκε η δήλωσή του.

Πιστεύομε ότι η αγανάκτησή μας είναι δικαιολογημένη, αφού ως γνωστόν κάποιοι επιζητούν να γυρίσουν την ιστορία πίσω.