Xerokambos - Agia Irini hiking route. Total length of run : 8 kms : 4 hours (Xerokambos - Agia Irini - Xerokambos)

If you desire to be acquainted of eastern Crete, don’t forget to visit Xerokampos, a seaside resort known as a summer holidays’ destination and known because of the lilies grown on the sand.

The inhabitants of the small village of Xerokambos depend on the olive oil and the tourism.

We walk along the south seaside of Xerokambos on a narrow dirt road southwards, which it stops after 2 kms of walking. On your right quaint shapes of cliff overhang, badges of eastern Crete and on your left you enjoy the view of the deep blue of Cretan Sea. In the depth of focus you can see Koufonisi island, which you can visit on boat from Makri Gialos.

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Where the dirt road ends, we go on walking on a path, which is indistinguishable in some places. Off and on there are small heaps of stones which show the path in some way and help us not to stray from our route. We need to keep our wits for a while, but the route to Agia Irini is easy, as we walk along the seaside at the most of its part.

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