Agios Nikolaos In The Beautiful Mirabello Of Lasithi, Crete

Agios Nikolaos (Saint Nikolaos) or just “Agios’’ as the locals call it, dominates the beautiful Gulf of Mirabello on the northeast coast of Lasithi, 65 km east of Heraklion. It has 10000 permanent residents and, despite its limited extent, it is one of the biggest cities in Lasithi, the most eastern Prefecture of Crete.

Agios Nikolaos is one of the first areas in Crete, from which the island’s tourism development started. The famous lake of Agios Nikolaos, around which the city is built, still impresses the visitors. Agios Nikolaos is located in the biggest natural gulf, the Gulf of Mirabello which is called like this, because of the beautiful view (mira bella), that somebody enjoys from the city to the sea. In the area of Amoudi is the commercial port of the city. The small islands Agioi Pantes, which shape the natural sea walls of the port, host a few ibexes that are under extinction.

Agios Nikolaos is a famous travel destination for different groups of people: young and elders, singles, couples and families, but also for those who prefer to spend their holidays in a place which is not so crowded as other famous resorts of Crete. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the city does not offer the facilities that other places offer:  Restaurants of any taste, taverns with traditional dishes of high quality, bars offering nights of relaxation, sandy beaches and of course, a variety of luxurious Crete villas with pool.

Accommodation In Agios Nikolaos

Therefore, you are able to choose either a holiday villa rental in the city or a villa in one of the villa complexes on the coast, which combine luxury, privacy and the great view of the Gulf of Mirabello. If you are lovers of tradition, then you may find a vacation villa in traditional style, in the areas around which still keep their traditional color.
Elounda, Amoudara, Kritsa and Istron, which  will be presented in our next post are the most famous travel destinations close to the city of Agios Nikolaos.

South of the town, along the coast towards Istron, we look after several houses. About three and a half kilometres from the centre, the Beachfront 4-bedroom villa in Agios Nikolaos sleeps seven. In Istro, about a quarter of an hour by car, the 2-bedroom villa in Istro is a few hundred metres from Golden Beach and Voulisma beach, and nearby, on the same stretch of coast, the Sunlit villa with sea view in Agios Nikolaos for 8 has four bedrooms and is about 600 metres from Vryonisi beach. See these and many more among our villas in Lasithi.