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Øya Elafonissi med kloster og Agia Sophia-grotten

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Du kan nyte solen på den rosa sanden på Elafonissistranden, en av Kretas beste strender
Hør mer om populære myter og tro ved Chrissoskalitissaklosteret ved kysten
Beundre de imponerende stalaktittene og stalagmittene i Agia Sofia-grotten
Nyt en kjøretur gjennom det fantastiske landskapet i den kuperte Topoliakløften
Den dyktige lokalguiden deler sin kunnskap om Kreta med deg underveis

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Den ubebodde øya Elafonisi er riktignok liten, men den er full av naturlig skjønnhet og kulturelle rikdommer. Topolia-ravinen, Agia Sofia-grotten, Chrissoskalitissa-klosteret og en strand mange anser som den beste på øya er blant høydepunktene på denne utflukten. Rena, en av lokalguidene våre, sier: "Denne turen kombinere det beste fra det kretiske høylandet med den idylliske rosa sandstranden Elafonissi på sørkysten".

Det blir en rolig start på dagen når vi stopper for en liten kaffepause i en familiedrevet bodega i landsbyen Voulgaro. Deretter fortsetter vi med en kjøretur sørover gjennom Topolia-ravinen. Utsikten over den dype ravinen til venstre for deg er episk. Deretter besøker vi grotten Agia Sofia som er kjent for sine dryppsteiner. En rekke legender sier at hovavtrykket til St George-hesten finnes her. Hvis du ser godt etter, vil du finne noe som ser ut som et hesteskoavtrykk i en stein.

Neste stopp er Chrissoskalitissaklosteret. Det er bygget på en høyde med utsikt over kysten, og dette 1000 år gamle klosteret byr på tidløs sjarm. Navnet betyr "det gylne trinn" og er gjennomsyret av legender. Ifølge noen er ett av trinnene gyllent, men det er bare synlig for de religiøse.

Det siste stoppet er like vakkert som et postkort. Rena sier: " Du kan nå øya Elafonissi ved å gå gjennom en grunn vannstrekning fra Elafonissi-stranden". Vi tilbringer ettermiddagen med å bade, slappe av og nyte den fantastiske utsikten, før vi avslutter dagen i fiskerlandsbyen Paleochora.

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Lene
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4.2
10. september 2025
Reise som par
Likte godt å få sett et bredt spekter av hva Kreta har å by på. Litt kjedelig å gå i Paleochora når nesten alt var stengt på den tiden av dagen, men godt å få et avbrekk fra bussturen der likevel. Kunne godt hatt litt lengre stopp på Elafonisi.
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Marit, Norge
Verified booking
4.2
20. august 2025
Reiste med familie
Veldig fin tur med interessante og hyggelige opplevelser, det gjelder både grotten, klosteret og Elafonisi-stranden. Men opplevde at det siste stoppested i småbyen etter at vi hadde vært på Elafonisi ikke var nødvendig. Det var nærmere middagstid,og kunne vært bra dersom det for eksempel hadde vært organisert et gresk måltid med kulturelt innslag der, som var noenlunde klart da vi ankom, som kunne kostet 250 kr ekstra per person. Vi rakk bare å finne en kafé og kjøpe is og kaffe.
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Birgit Helgheim
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5
16. august 2025
Reiste med familie
Variert og interessant og spennende program. Det var varmt derfor godt med et forfriskende bad. Nydelig natur fra ett sted til et annet! Nydelig lokal osterett på en liten restaurant, flott grotte med fantastiske stalamitter! Flott strand Elafonissi, nydelig liten landsby, litt skummelt med bratte fjellsider, men erfaren og trygg sjåfør gjorde det litt bedre! Ville tatt turen på nytt!!
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Renate
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5
5. august 2025
Reiste med familie
Likte absolutt alt ??
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Anonym
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2.2
16. juli 2025
Reiste med familie
Først var bussen en halvtime forsinket uten at vi fikk beskjed om det eller noe hjelp fra TUI på telefon. Guiden fortalte mye underveis, men mye forsvant pga mumling eller feil bruk av mikrofon. Dårlig informasjon på forhånd om inngangspenger. For korte stopp. Og stranden var ikke verdt besøket, nesten ingen rosa sand, tettpakket med folk og for lite tid på stranden. Kunne droppet pai, kloster og den siste byen. Grotten var nydelig, skulle vært opplyst om alle trappene opp før man gikk.
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Gabba
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4.2
15. juli 2025
Reiste med familie
Den siste turen til en by sørvest var ikke helt nødvendig. Lunsj på heldagstur?

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