The coastal village Sissi is located 40 km from Heraklion and 25 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is a picturesque village with a charming port and beautiful surroundings where nature lovers can follow many biking or trekking paths. As it is a pretty well established tourist resort, visitors can find the kind of accommodation they desire. Sissi also has a camping for those who prefer a different style of holiday. On the east side of Sissi village the sandy beach of Boufos (with the international award of the Golden Starfish) is found and a little further on you will come across the beach of Avlaki which will give you the feeling of being on a private beach. Its clean beaches with their warm and calm waters invites you for a swim. Nature lovers can follow biking or trekking paths enjoing the wonderful lanscape around Sissi.The turism infrastructure is quite modern and serves all tastes,hotels of every category, furnished appartments and a camping. There are also various stores and services that cover every need and suit to every pocket. The small and picturesque port of Sissi looks like a big natural swimming pool and is ideal for walks by the sea.From Sissi there is regular transportation to the traditional Cretan villages, Vrahasi and Epano Sissi.

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Holidays in Sissi - Crete
Sissi is on the north coast of Crete, 24 miles east of Heraklion and the airport and 3 miles east of Malia. This fishing village was once so remote that it could only be reached by boat. Those days have long gone but holidays in Sissi still enjoy a quiet and relaxed resort despite the fact that Sissi is on the popular north coast of Crete and just three miles from the youth party resort of Malia. But Sissi itself is tucked away downhill from the main road and sits quietly amid undulating farmland with rocky mountains in the background. The resort is centred on a slow-paced resort with a picturesque harbour, a collection of tavernas and bars, a pleasant bay and a couple of beaches. It is popular with those wanting an appealing, uncomplicated laid-back destination without travelling too far from Heraklion airport. In the summer there are regular buses to neighbouring resorts. From Sissi you can visit Malia to find a longer beach and an entirely different scene full of bars and nightclubs. Favourite holiday excursions include the ancient Minoan palaces at Knossos and Malia, the archaeology museum at Heraklion, the island of Spinalonga and the charming Crete villages found on the Lassithi plateau. Sissi nightlife is likely to be little more than a pleasant dinner in one of the tavernas on the attractive harbour waterfront or close to the beach. There are also a few cafes and bars but nothing very loud and a world away from the scene at Malia.
Sissi beach ...
Sissi is a sandy beach affected by the winds. It is safe for swimming, is divided into two stretches. The bay to the east of the village has a nice sandy beach with modest facilities and there is a small beach near the harbour. Both are attractively set on the rocky coastline.
Getting to Sissi in Lassithi - Crete
From the airport you can take a taxi or a local bus to Sissi. It will cost you around 25-30 euros to get there in a taxi. Alternatively you can hire a car from the airport or book your hire car before you leave home and collect it from the airport. If you have are traveling by car you need to take a left out of the airport and head towards Agios Nikolaos, when you have passed through the resorts of Hersonisos, Stalida and Malia you will see the turning to Sissi (passed the turning for the palace of Malia) it is also signposted Milatos Caves. Follow the road into Sissi taking the fork in the road towards the sign for Sissi campsite. You will turn a bend and see the beginning of the resort area in front of you, at this point you need to turn left. The apartment is in a complex called Amarilis.
Sissi holiday reviews:
Dale and Jackie Denton. Date of travel: Jun 2006