Prefecture of Lassithi

Agios Nikolaos is the most modern road cycling city of Crete, which has been built around a picturesque lake at the north-western side of the Mirabello bay. This is also the mountain bike play ground for the rich and famous in Crete …

Well known MTB places are: Elounda (where the famous English TV series “Who pays the ferryman?” was made in 1978), Sitia and Ierapetra. Many road cyclists also take the opportunity to visit the Lassithi heights, Vai and the palace of Zakros, while they are at this side of the road cycling island of Crete.