Kalimera Livanianá and Ágios Ioánnis are my favorite villages in Sfakia. In the meantime there is accommodation (unfortunately not very cheap) in Livanianá. The Manousoudakis family, the owners of the Akrogiali tavern of Lykos beach, runs the "Villas Livaniana" (2 apartments) in Livanianá....

Livania cafe
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Livaniana taverna
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Ta Leme, kv

Kalimera Dorthe, I only know the book "The Cretan Runner" by George Psycoundakis. George Psychoundakis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Psychoundakis In Ási Goniá, the birthplace of George Psycoundakis, there is the Cretan Runner Museum. They can certainly help you further. Cretan Run...

Kalimera, I have the book Sfakia. Traditional cheese-making. The mitata of the Central White Mountains ordered a few days ago in the Benaki Museum (Athens) and had it in the mailbox on Friday. Can only recommend the book. There is a good insight into the life of the shepherds in Sfakia. The photos a...

I hiked the Ilingis gorge from top to bottom. The descent into the gorge to the chapel Timios Stavros takes 15 minutes. There are new red color macations above. The gorge is sometimes very narrow in the upper part. The narrow areas are a little reminiscent of the narrow place in the Imbros Gorge. Yo...

Kalimera, I hiked from Kallikratis through the Manikas Gorge to Skaloti. The Manikas Gorge is not a relaxed walk as the western Kallikratis gorge or Asfendou gorge. The starting point was the beautiful mountain village of Kallikratis. From Kallikratis on the street east to Miriokefala. At the first ...

By the way, Mitato name is Pirou (at the very top of the Potamos Valley, actually outside of it). Located quite close to the E4.

Xenia opens in May 2022: http://sfakia-xenia-hotel.gr/en/

This will make many guests and long-time regulars happy.

Ta Leme, kv

Just beautiful the video, the landscape, the beautiful Mitato, the music of Psarantonis, the simplicity of life ...

Making graviera cheese with Giannis Papasifakis in Sfakia
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Greetings from Hamburg, kv

Kalimera Bob, from Sven Brakekeeke will soon appear a photo book. From his E4 hike from Paleochora to Chora Sfakion.

Greetings to Australia,