A picturesque town on the Gulf of Mirabello on Lassithi Crete’s north-east coast.The town has three faces to the sea: The Lake ,the port Kitroplatia beach and the Marina. The lake Voulismeni is connected to the sea by a narrow inlet. It is surrounded and overlooked by cafes and restaurants – a busy gathering place for locals and visitors.
Beaches
⛱:Ammos (sandy public beach by the marina), Kitroplatia is the town centre beach, Ammoudi and Havania beaches (on the way to Elounda). In the area
⛱:Almiros and Ammoudara (sandy beaches with organized facilities, about 2.5 km east of Agios Nikolaos), Istron, Elounda small sandy beach (10 km), Plaka pebble beach (16 km).