Agia Roumeli

Agia Roumeli is a coastal village in southwestern Crete near the southern end of the Samaria Gorge.

Typically hikers travel from Chania to Omalos via coach and then hike the gorge. From Agia Roumeli typically they leave by ferry, usually to Hora Sfakia and then get a coach back to Chania.

Get in
The village is not accessible by road, and can only be accessed on foot or by boat.

On foot
Walking along the coast from Sfakia or down through the Samariá Gorge from Omalos. Get in Sfakia or Omalos by bus from Chania.

By boat
Ferries to Agia Roumeli leave from Sfakia, Sougia and Paleochora. Boat timetable can be found here.

Get around
The village is not big, so everything is within walking distance.

See

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Do
Note that all restaurants and shops are closed from November to March.

Sleep
There is a small 'wild camping' area (no facilities) by the riverside on the coast of Agia Roumeli village. Every public building in the town (all restaurants and even the supermarkets) also rents rooms.