Distances

Port: 20 min
Airport: 35 min
Bus stop: 5 min
Village square: 5 min
Taxi: 5 min

The Hospitality of Feelings

The Municipality of Georgioupolis, is indeed one from the more popular tourist destinations in Crete. Georgioupolis is found in the North-western coast of island, in the gulf of Almiros River and in the coast that crosses the gulf, between vines, olive groves and forests. At georgioupolis, the visitor finds all the geomorphologic characteristics of island, assembled in a small region: Mountain and plain, river, lake and sea, wild nature and cultivable ground.
Landscapes of absolut beauty, settlements that maintain the traditional element, but also built-up areas with cosmopolitan atmosphere, good night life, modern hotel units with services of high quality, and possibility of easy access in each point of Western Crete via the motorway that links the big cities of island.
At georgioupolis, each summertime, most of the total ammount of permanent residents, devote to the service of visitors: the famous Cretan Hospitality, finds here her absolute transubstantiation. This, is only one from the reasons where thousands people, all over the world, are coming back to us each year, full of nostalgia. Because, the first word that it means for us hospitality, is the word Friendship ….

"Blessed from the God"

"Blessed from the God", we get used to say for this region of Crete, Apokoronas, part of which is also the Municipality of Georgioupolis. From the imposing top of the Leuka Ori, that we gaze from our balconies, spring the rivers that supply with water Western Crete.. Georgioupolis is found at the way of one of the bigger water axes of island. In this placement, it owes her exceptional natural environment, with big diversity and rarity of plants and animals.
Georgioupolis is crossed by rivers. The rivers create water biotopes and inbetween takes shape the only natural lake of Crete, the southern of Europe, Lake of Koyrnas. At length of gulf, is extended one of the bigger beaches of island, length of 6 km. A splendid alternation of landscapes, that justifies day-long tours. Many of these regions are protected ecotopes and have been proposed for integration in the environmental network "Nature of 2000" of the European Union.

History

Historical elements for the season are presented by the minoan ages. The excavations revealed a grave of minoan type at Kastello and discoveries of religion spaces in the cavern "Korakia'". Archaeological localities have been found also in the south regions of Georgioupolis settlement, where was located the ancient "Amfimalla", easternly the settlement Dramion (ancient Ydramia or Ydramio).
The archaeological discoveries, that are placed in the Chania's museum, show that the city existed at the after minoan or after palaces period (1580-1100 p.H.) and presented her bigger acne at the roman period. Finally, in the settlement "Kavalos" in th north of the lake, were found remains of the roman season, while in the lake's banks is placed the existence of holy dedicated in the Korisia Athina.

Weather forecast

The summer times in Crete are always hot. With 7 months of continuous sunlight and rain that is limited only at the automnal and wintry months, it is the ideal environment for memorable summer holidays. The spring and the autumn in Crete during the months of April, May, September or October respectively, function mainly as transient weather periods and they are the suitable time to visit the island those people that do not like high temperatures. An important characteristic trait of Greek climate is the big percentage of sunlight. This varies from six until eight hours daily within the wintry months, in at least twelve until fourteen hours daily in aestival sunrise.

Beach

There is no doubt that the beach of Geogioupolis is not known only for her length that reaches the 6 km almost but also for her thin sand and of course for the shallow and clear water, that make it ideal for the small children, allowing the parents to enjoy smoothly their staying in this great beach. This is also proved by the "Blue Flag" given at our hotel from EU.