Agia Galini

Agia Galini is a popular seaside resort located 61km southeast of Rethymnon and 68km southwest of Heraklion. Agia Galini with its beaches, the port and the village with its picturesque alleys with taverns and shops attracts many tourists every year. Before the '60s and' 70s, when it experienced a great tourist development, the village was a small fishing village and essentially served the inhabitants of the village of Melampes. But in the '60s it became the favorite destination for the liberated children of flowers, the hippies. In fact, many of her fans are fans, who come to the village every year since then.

Today Agia Galini is a modern tourist resort, which provides all the comforts to its visitors. In the village you will find many options for accommodation, food, entertainment, medical services, post office, banks, shops, etc. Agia Galini is built on the slopes of Lavrastos, next to the mouth of the river Platy, which flows through the valley of Amari and has water. all year. A few kilometers northeast of the village rise the southern outskirts of Psiloritis, with its wild and imposing slopes and many traditional villages hanging on them.