Activity opportunities near the Holiday Home: Activities by the Sea


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Introduction to Crete Geography Climate Flora Fauna Culture & Society History Nearby places to visit Rethymnon Knossos Palace The Arkadi Monastery The Melidóni Cave Margarites The Amári Valley Mount Psiloritis Agios Ioannis Spili Eléftherna Nearby places to eat Taverna Maria Exantas Restaurant In Pánormos In Bali Nearby beaches Pánormos Bali East of Rethymnon The South Coast Activities In the mountains At the sea Agrotourism Water parks Golf Info: Villa Talea is licensed by The Greek National Tourism Organisation Tell a friend about Villa Talea:	Activities at the Sea Dolphins and Pirates From Rethymnon harbour you can take a boattrip along the North coast of Crete. A two-hour trip leaves at 11.00 and 13.00, while a three-hour one leaves at 10.00 and 13.00. You may be lucky enough to see dolphins on the way. Check the website of the operator here. Also at the harbour in Rethymnon you can join the merry pirates onboard their ships 'Barbarossa' or 'Captain Hook'. Both vessels look like pirate ships and are manned by crews who present themselves in full pirate regalia. The ships are going to either Marathi or Bali. Both trips include stops for taking photographs and playing games, organised by the pirate crew. Windsurfing and Water Sports The best place for windsurfing on Crete is at Palekastro, on the route towards Heraklion. A local thermal and a funnelling effect increases the wind here and makes the Kouremenos Beach one of the most wind-certain spots in the whole of Europe. Add to this that mass tourism hasn't yet spoiled the authentic Greek village charm of the place. A little closer to Villa Talea at the more than 15 kilometers of long sandy beach that lines the bay of Rethymnon there are plenty of watersports on offer. Choose from water skiing, windsurfing, para-sailing, scuba diving, sailing, fishing, wetbikes, jet skiing, pedaloes... Diving There are several opportunities for diving around the Cretan coastline. Probably, the most interesting is to go cave diving into one of the many underwater caves. One such is the Elephant's Cave at the Apokoronas peninsula some 50 kilometers west of Villa Talea. The cave has its' name from the fossilized remains of an elephant hidden in the cave. In this film you can follow the divers into the cave. Elephant Cave from Kostas Pararas on Vimeo. A nearby diving center is the Atlantis Diving Center which operates from the Rithymna Beach Hotel in Adelianos Campos near Rethymnon and from the Club Marine Palace Hotel in Panormos. The center offers dive training with PADI standards for beginners and advanced and organises diving excursions for experienced divers. Only diving in in smaller groups with individual care. Visit the homepage here.
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