Agia Roumeli village is the exit point of Samaria gorge. The present day, village of Agia Roumeli is built on the ancient town of Tarra, while the old village is situated one kilometer from the sea. Tarra is mentioned by many ancient writers as a small but strong and independent town. It used to have its own currency coins on one side depicting the Cretan mountain goat and an arrow and on the other side a bee. Agia Roumeli is a very special and unique place with its genuine cretan background. It has strong character and soul surrounded by breath taking, wild mountains and a long beach of fine pebble by the clear Libyan sea. In Agia Roumeli and its surroundings you can relax, you can switch off the outside world. You almost forget it exists. Here you can watch all the stars, the galaxies. The natural geographical position of Agia Roumeli aids this tranquil sensation. At the present on the beach, there are hotels, rooms for rent and taverns. Best time to visit Agia Roumeli is in the summer months. The season extends from April to October when the temperature range is from 25-38 degrees. Agia Roumeli is connected with Sfakia, Loutro & Sougia, Paleochora only by ship, from where you can return to Chania. If you do not wish to
cross all of the distance of Samaria gorge to approach Agia Roumeli, you can do it by sea by motorboat. |
