Wine
Routes
The “wine roads” of the Heraklion Prefecture lead visitors to age-old vineyards, historical villages, old monasteries, antiquities, contemporary cultural sites, as well as wine factories that are open to the public
In this section, routes designed to be made by car, motorcycle or, for the adventurous, even by bicycle, are presented; they can serve as basic guidelines for visitors who wish to get to know Crete.
The Cretan segment of the E4 path starts at Kasteli of Kissamos, it runs south to Elafonisi, then west-east all along Crete (twice it splits into two sections before rejoining) to Kato Zakros, where it turns north again to end in the area of Sitia.
The “wine roads” of the Heraklion of Crete lead visitors to age-old vineyards, historical villages, old monasteries, antiquities, as well as wineries that are open to the public.
Sustainable tourism is a development model governed by triple sustainability terms (environmental, social, economic) while giving a new perspective to the countryside, so that it can return to modernity.