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residence. Head to the back of the village and you’ll come to signposts guiding you to a track across a valley towards the monastery. It’s especially tranquil here at dusk, when the monks sit out on their terrace, happy to converse with passing visitors. Akrotíri Sidonía and Tértsa
Continuing east from Árvi, a reasonably good dirt road leads past more isolated beaches to a couple of villages which are just starting to attract tourists. The first, Akrotíri Sidonía, is a fair-sized village with a broad, shingly beach considerably better than those at Keratókambos or Árvi. A paved road to Kalámi, on the main east–west artery, has spurred a little development here, but most visitors are locals and there are just a few, new places to stay. Rooms Armonia (T 28950 61445; 2 ), close to the junction; Sidonia (T 28950 61328; 2 ), at the eastern edge of town, above a good taverna of the same name; and Villa Irida (T 28950 61411; 2 ), above a café/taverna in the centre of town, all have comfortable, modern, air-conditioned studios. Tértsa, some 6km further east, is a much smaller place, but set to develop thanks to paved roads from Sikológos, on the main road, and Mírtos, along the coast in Lasíthi province (see p.229). For now it’s lovely, with a good beach, a couple of excellent tavernas, especially Lambros, and a few rooms to be had if you ask around. The only really organized accommodation is at Tertsa Apartments, with modern studios and two-room apartments, contacted through Taverna Iannis (T 28950 61444; 2 ) on the sea front.
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Travel details Buses IRÁKL ION
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Some of these services vary seasonally, and many are restricted at weekends, especially on Sundays. You can pick up timetables at most bus stations. Information for Iráklion and Lasíthi at Wwww. bus-service-crete-ktel.com or W www.ktel-heraklio-lassithi.gr is not always up to date, though there’s good information for services to the west at the former. Iráklion to: Áno Viánnos (4 daily 6.45am–3pm; 2hr 30min); Anóyia (5 daily 6.30am–4.30pm; 1hr); Arhánes (17 daily 6.30am–9.30pm; 30min); Árvi (2 daily 6.45am & 1.15pm; 2hr 30min); Ay. Galíni (8 daily 6.30am–4.30pm; 2hr 15min); Ay. Nikólaos (26 daily 6.30am–10pm; 1hr 30min); Ay. Pelayía (5 daily 8.15am–5.30pm; 45min); Festós (10 daily 7.30am–5.30pm; 1hr 30min); Fódhele (2 daily 6.30am & 2.30pm; 1hr); Haniá (18 daily 5.30am–9pm; 3hr); Hersónisos (every 30min 6.30am–10pm; 45min); Ierápetra (8 daily 7am– 7.30pm; 2hr 30min); Kastélli (7 daily 6.45am–7pm; 1hr); Lasíthi plateau (1 daily at 2.30pm; 1hr 30min); Léndas (1 daily at 1.45pm; 3hr); Mália (every 30min; 6.30am–10pm; 1hr); Mátala (6 daily 7.30a