Toplou Monastery – Itanos Archaeological Site loop from Tripitos

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Toplou Monastery – Itanos Archaeological Site loop from Tripitos

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Toplou Monastery – Itanos Archaeological Site loop from Tripitos

03:30

53.4km

720m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.3 km for 185 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.82 km

Beach

3.54 km

Piskokefalo Minoan villa

Archaeological Site

5.47 km

Wonderful descent with the finest asphalt

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

20.4 km

Toplou Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

A beautiful monastery in a secluded location. However, you should arrive early for a visit, as it is on the way to the palm-lined beach of Vai and many tour buses stop here.

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Tip by

29.5 km

Itanos Beach

Highlight • Beach

Almost as beautiful as in the neighboring bay of Vai.

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Tip by

29.7 km

Early Christian Basilica in Itanos

Highlight • Historical Site

The coast line in the extreme northeast of Crete is heavily torn and very bare and rocky.

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30.0 km

Ruins of Itanos

Highlight • Historical Site

53.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.5 km

1.77 km

703 m

529 m

Surfaces

51.3 km

1.24 km

695 m

185 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 1 November

22°C

16°C

49 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

November 21, 2024,2024-11-21 Sitia

Calm and dry morning next to a nudist beach (nobody around). The way back to Sitia uneventful though very windy. Stopped at Toplou Monastery to look around. Got a bottle of water from a Romanian tourist couple. Checked into an apartment to avoid wind and got ready for tomorrow's early morning ferry ride.