Sitia is the main town of East Crete. With 9000 inhabitants it is a lively little town and tourism is not a major activity, even though it has a lovely beach.
Sitia is a working town with a busy atmosphere but also manages to stay laid back. It is also a very pretty town with a very pleasant sea front lined with cafés and tavernas. It is not really made for tourists even though you will see plenty of them.
Sitia offers a few pleasant town hotels which get quickly full up in the summer months. A good choice of restaurants which are mainly lining the sea front could be found in Sitia. Prices are maybe a little lower than in other Cretan towns. You will find most things in Sitia eventhough it offers less choice than large cities such as Heraklion or Chania. A few bars and discos which are mainly (but not only) frequented by the locals is the only nightlife Sitia has to offers.
Sitia has an excellent over 1 km long sandy beach. It is clean, even has showers, offers beautiful views of the town and is rarely overcrowded. It would be perfect but for the fact that it is a little too near the road that leads out of town towards the far east of the island.
A2Btransfers offers private transfers in Sitia.
Please note the transfer times quoted are the standard journey times on private taxi transfers. These times may differ in for bigger vehicles and shuttles services.
