Hi pawfriends it's me Luna again! Today I would like to bark a little more about one of my favorite destinations in Crete. Fodele Village&beach. It's located on the North side of the island, only a 30 minute drive from the capital Heraklion and 45 minutes from Rethymno city. It's also supaw close to the highway and there are busses passing several times a day.
Fodele is a little rural Village with a lot of character. It's famous for it's El Greco museum where they display prints of his works, the byzantine style church of Panagia and for the beautiful monastery of Agios Panteleimonas (the monastery even has a mini zoo!)
What makes this place so good for dogs?
In the middle of the village passes a small river which makes this the place even on the hottest summer days cool beside of that there are plenty of trees which provide shade and cool spots to play and hang out.
How I like to spend my day there:
My pawrents take me during the day in the village, there starts a path that goes next to the river. You will meet some friendly sheep and goats and plots with olive and fruit trees. On a certain point the pavement stops but we like to continue from inside the fresh and clean waters. It's absolutely not deep so I can walk safely there.
After our little walk in the river the humans like to drink and snack something in the traditional taverns. If you prefer to do a pick nick (there is a park next to the river with playground and benches) you can buy food and drinks from the mini market.
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In the afternoon when the sun is not burning anymore we jump in the car and drive to Fodele beach. The distance is 3km or 5min drive. We always go to the beach closest to the gas station. There is plenty of parking space right next to the beach and also a tavern.
The beach is full of small pebbles and not very organized (no sunbeds) which makes it great for me so I can play happily with my squeaky toy without annoying other humans 😎
What do you think furiends? Would you like to spend a day in Fodele?
Happy weekend and paw from me 🐾
