Europe towards the sun...
Having the distinction of being the southernmost town facing the African coast, Ierapetra enjoys the smoothest, almost rainless weather in Europe, with a temperature that rarely drops below 12 C all year long!

Suprising Ierapetra...
Take a leisurely walk in the vivid center of the town along the coast, or into the quiet picturesque narrow streets of Kato Mera, the old town of Ierapetra.
Pick a handmade gift from any colourfull market stall and enjoy the exciting sounds of the busy Cretan life...

No doubt, Ierapetra "the bridge of the Libyan sea" is the sunniest holiday resort in Europe...
The character and charm of the old warm neighbourhood has been retained, whilst it has been given new life as a shopping and eating experience for the visitor. A tempting variety of shops, open-air cafes, bars, restaurants and traditional taverns, makes Ierapetra the ideal place to relax, enjoying shopping, eating, drinking or simply wondering around!

The awarded beaches of Ierapetra...

Ierapetra is build on the longest beach in Crete, offering an endless choise of golden beaches with deep crystal blue waters, far away from industrial areas and ships passing by!
All major beaches of Ierapetra from Myrtos to Makris Ghialos, are awarded with the European Committee's BLUE FLAGS each single year!

Lassithi is the land lived by people who carry thousands of years of tradition and culture; here people knock off couplets, play the lyre, the violin and the lute, they produce wine and tsikoudia, they passionately dance pentozales. They offer their traditional cuisine, a superb specimen of a healthy Mediterranean diet using the "blessed" olive oil, accompanied by a selection of wines famed since classical times. In the coffee shops you will be treated with coffee made especially for you or with successive rounds of "raki". In the tavernas you will taste "dakos" (local bread), "myzethropita", "chochlious boubouristous" and sweet-smelling wines. In the confectioner's and in everyones hospitable home, taste the "xerotigana" and "kalitsounia".

Lassithi of today consists of villages of true-born Cretans who retain the tradition of hospitality. It also consists of small beautiful towns with cosmopolitan character, night-life at bars and clubs as well as open-air cinemas. It holds shops with jewellery and silverware, fabulous furs and works of popular art, along with local markets offering fruits and grapes from the earth, such as bananas, oranges, melons, figs, as well as thyme honey and famous cheeses.

Tastes and fragrances remaining unforgettable.

Lassithi, is the destination with unique beaches, some secluded, others organized and social (having been awarded with 32 Blue Flags) and ideal for water skiing, sailing, wind surfing, snorkelling or underwater fishing.

Lassithi of myth and contemporary life.