Activities in Avdou Villas

Golf:

*The Crete Golf Club, the most challenging golf course in Greece, has opened. It`s 18 holes cover 72 hektars on a mountainous terrain just south of Hersonissos.

The course, created in a desert style design, is a Par 71 championship layout and is 6700 yards long. Four sets of tee positions on each hole make it a worthwhile experience for golfers of all levels.

The double sided driving range features covered bays and the state of the art pitching and putting greens provide the pupils at The Crete Golf Academy with a perfect learning environment.

Paragliding:

Avdou is the most organized area in for paragliding in Crete. It has a 6-hectares area for taking-off and a 2-hectares area for landing (one is on North and the other is on North-west). You can hire a trainer for a double-flight (for the beginners) or to hire a parachute with its accessories and also to be transferred to the takeoff area (for trained pilots)

Horse riding:

You can take horse riding lessons in an organised area (for beginners) or to ride over the hills of Lagada accompanied by a guide. You can also take natural horsemanship courses (rider-horse interaction).
Trekking:

You have the opportunity to take a walk in recorded old horse riding paths or at the E4, alone or with a guide. You can even take part in organised climbing teams at the Psiloritis Mountain. There are also many beautiful walks around the area.

Cave exploration:

You can visit the Saint Fotinis cave, which is 20 minutes by car over a dirt road path, to see the church which is situated in the bottom of a cave in the mountain at 500m above the sea.

Mountain bike:

You can hire mountain bikes for training, exploration or for a visit to the Byzantine churches around the area.

Other activities and sightseeing

Byzantine churches situated in Avdou area and in the greater area of Lagada.

Tennis court: Is opening soon at Avdou with experienced trainers.

Sea swimming: at the North coast - 15km.

Lassithi Plateau: Diktaion Andron - 15km.

Lychnostatis: Cretan Open-air museum.

Mallia: archaeological site - 20km

Knossos: archaeological site - 40km

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