Crete’s mountain villages, including Anogeia, offer an alternative to crowded coastal resorts, feature says
A travel feature has highlighted Anogeia and the surrounding highlands of Mount Psiloritis as an alternative summer destination to Crete’s busier coastal resorts, part of a wider piece on inland mountain retreats across Greece.
The article, published by Zarpanews, argues that mountain regions offer a different kind of summer break from the island’s crowded beach areas, citing hiking opportunities and a sense of isolation that “empties the mind” of everyday concerns. It draws comparisons between several inland destinations in Greece, including Epirus’s Zagorochoria villages, the village of Koronos on Naxos, and Crete’s Anogeia.
Anogeia and the Nida plateau
According to the piece, spending summer in Anogeia is described as an experience that feels detached from ordinary time and space. The article points to the ascent toward the Nida plateau and the Psiloritis highlands, where the Idaio Andro cave is located — a site tradition associates with the birthplace of Zeus.
The feature frames the climb through this area as a way to reach some of the most remote parts of the mountain range without giving up the option of returning to the coast.
Comparisons with Epirus and Naxos
The article also describes destinations in mainland Greece as similar alternatives to seaside tourism. It mentions the Zagorochoria villages of Epirus, the Voidomatis river, the Dragon Lake on Mount Tymfi, and the cherry-tree village of Molyvdoskepastos near Konitsa. On Naxos, it singles out Koronos as an authentic mountain village that has remained largely unchanged, linked to local traditions of emery mining.
The piece presents these inland destinations, including those found among Crete’s places and mountain experiences, as options for travelers seeking quieter surroundings during the peak summer season, without abandoning proximity to the sea entirely.
