Things to see in Makrys Gialos Municipal Unit
29 sights on the map
- History: 6
- Museums and culture: 2
- Nature: 21
- Religious sites: 11
- Eat and drink: 38
- Where to stay: 25
Photo: Matti, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
About Makrys Gialos Municipal Unit
Makry Gialos is a former municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece, with a population 2,589 in 2021. It is located on the south-east coast of Crete. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ierapetra, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 75.376 km2 (29.103 sq mi). The seat of the municipality was in Koutsouras, 22 kilometers east of Ierapetra. It was established in 1997 when the communities of Stavrochori, Chrysopigi, Lithines, Schinokapsala, Agios Stefanos, Oreino, Perivolakia and Pefkoi amalgamated into one municipality. In November 2011 the four communities Chrysopigi, Lithines, Perivolakia and Pefkoi passed to the municipality Siteia. The name Makry Gialos - or, alternatively, Makry-Gialos, Makrygialos, Makriyialos, or Makrigialos - is also specifically given both to a village and tourist centre on the coast within the municipality, and to the nearby archaeological site of an ancient Minoan country house.
Top sights
- Castle of Agios StefanosCastle
- Minoan villa of MakrygialosArchaeological site
- Minoan Villa of Makry-GialosArchaeological site
- Pefki Folklore MuseumMuseum
- Bigla GrasViewpoint
- MilosRuins
- Roman Villa of Makry-GialosRuins
- Peristeriona WaterfallsWaterfall
- Kapsa's MonasteryAttraction
- Atherina beachBeach
- Dragon’s BeachBeach
- Joana beachBeach
By theme
History
- Castle of Agios StefanosCastle
- Minoan villa of MakrygialosArchaeological site
- Minoan Villa of Makry-GialosArchaeological site
- MilosRuins
- Roman Villa of Makry-GialosRuins
- OTETower
Museums and culture
- Pefki Folklore MuseumMuseum
- Kapsa's MonasteryAttraction
Nature
- Bigla GrasViewpoint
- Peristeriona WaterfallsWaterfall
- Atherina beachBeach
- Dragon’s BeachBeach
- Joana beachBeach
- Kalami beachBeach
- Moni Kapsa BeachBeach
- PalariaBeach
and 13 more on the map
Religious sites
- Agios NikolaosPlace of worship
- Agios PanteleimonPlace of worship
- ChurchPlace of worship
- EstavromenosPlace of worship
- PanagiaPlace of worship
- Agia ParaskeviPlace of worship
- Agios AntoniosPlace of worship
- Agios PanteleimonPlace of worship
and 3 more on the map
Eat and drink
- AlliotikoRestaurant
- CoukosRestaurant
- Dasaki TavernaRestaurant
- Dragon's CaveRestaurant
- GabbianoRestaurant
- GaliniRestaurant
- George'sRestaurant
- GustoRestaurant
and 30 more on the map
Where to stay
- Aspros PotamosHotel
- Eden Rock HotelHotel
- Golden StarGuest house
- Ionostar HotelHotel
- Lagada ResortHotel
- Mikri PoliHotel
- Miramare-StudiosHotel
- Niki AppartmentsHotel
and 17 more on the map