Agia Pelagia, East Crete

Agia Pelagia is a small coastal town with a lovely beach 20 kilometres west of Heraklion, as the national road drifts high above the coastline, you’ll begin to see the first impressive pictures of Agia Pelagia – the type of pictures that postcards are made of. Agia Pelagia has just about everything you’ll need on your holiday: super markets for fresh bread and other local products and produce, pharmacy and a doctor’s office, car and bike rentals, tourism and sightseeing offices, internet cafe and an ATM (automatic cash machine).