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Location

Plaka, Lassithi — a fishing village on Mirabello Bay, opposite the legendary Spinalonga.

Why Plaka

Where history, nature & Greek hospitality converge.

Ever-clean beaches

Pristine pebbled shores and picturesque coves for slow Cretan days.

Opposite Spinalonga

Just 2 km across the bay from the historic island and its Venetian fortress.

Minutes from Agios Nikolaos

20 minutes by car to Crete's most charming harbour town and nightlife.

Traditional taverns

A village of fishermen where the catch of the day arrives at your table.

Intimate & authentic

About 300 residents — unspoiled, neighbourly, and reassuringly quiet.

Easy connections

Frequent buses to Elounda, Agios Nikolaos and across the island.

Distances

Everything, within easy reach.

100m
Plaka Beach
30m
Spinalonga Port
5km
Elounda
10km
Agios Nikolaos
13km
Plaka from Ag. Nikolaos
70km
Heraklion Airport

Find us

On the bay of Mirabello.

Plaka, Lassithi 72053, Crete, Greece. Opposite Spinalonga island, on the road from Elounda toward the cape.

Emailathina-villas@hotmail.com

Phone+30 28410 41342

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Live view

Spinalonga, live.

Watch the bay in real time — boats coming and going, the changing light on the fortress, and the sea as it looks right now.

Live view of Spinalonga from Plaka — Lasithi, Crete
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Breakfast served at our café, The Island, in Plaka
Sea view from Athina Villas