Agios Nikolaos Travel Guide

 mickeyboy07 Says:  Agios Nikolaos has a very large marina near the harbour with lots of expensive looking yaghts and boats.This is were you can get trips to Spinalonga island and other places of interest on the east coast.There is a long footpath that runs along side the marina to take a good... 

 Martin_S. Says:  If you are looking for a sparkling night life or hectic day, Aghios Nikolaos is NOT the place...But when you desire a quiet afternoon, sitting by the bay, having a quiet cup of Greek Coffee, or just walking the streets, then this is your place.They have a small inner harbor... 

 Balam Says:  The Guide book said the Archaeology museum closed at 17:00 but when we arrived after walking up the hill it was closed, the sign on the gate said it closes at 15:00. Unfortunatly we never got the chance to go back. 

 Balam Says:  The landmark of Agios Nikolaos is a small lake, known as "Voulismeni" that is located in the center of the city, at the foot of the cliffs. Its shape is circular with a diameter of 137m and was connected to the sea only recently, with a canal opened at 1870 According to the... 

 1 Review and 134 Opinions  The Hotel itself is fine, two tier accomodation, basic and better basic, the basic lacked certain... 

 magimail Says:  Neon is the place with the best view in town. You sit in a beautiful garden-restaurant directly above the famous lake of Agios Nikolaos. Where else can you see lake and sea from one view? The friendly greek owner is an artist, which you can feel in the athmosphere of the... 

 yucca457 Says:  Hello,We were on holiday in Agios Nicolaos and we went for dinner to La Strada - Italian Restaurant.We ordered for a starter carparccio. They gave us a plate with (cheap) smoked beef!! floating in olive-oil with a few tiny pieces of parmezancheese and two leaves of... 

 allouc Says:  We had a very satisfying dinner at the Okeanos restaurant. The seafood was fresh and excellently prepared and the service polite. It has a great location write by the Limni or Lagoon with seating both by the water and inside. We took a table by the balcony in the building... 

 steventilly Says:  The owner of this place (I don't remember it's name, but it's the first one around the main loop of the lagoon) talked us in with his charm and patter. He had just opened up, it was a new place, we would be his first customers... And he had lots of stuff for vegetarians,... 

 Oana_bic Says:  Hang out on the terraces within the port 

 steventilly Says:  Cretan long distance busses are superb. They're actually coaches, air conditioned, comfortable, fast. Everything a bus should be. And they're so punctual too, and connecting services wait for you. They have large luggage areas under the coaches too, to stash cases and large... 

 steventilly Says:  Agios Nikolaos is a stop on the route of several major ferry companies. The Lane Line ferry called in every day on its way to wherever it was going. I don't know its exact route, but what I do know is that the morning one goes on to Sitea, another port in Eastern Crete. We... 

 steventilly Says:  Agios Nikolaos is not short of taxis, as you can see here, nor are those taxis battered old wrecks!Like all other parts of Greece that we have been to, taxi fares are pretty reasonable and the fares to stated destinations are fixed rather than metered. Signs by the taxi... 

 drvanessa Says:  If you want to visit Crete expecially and get detoxed from all the noisy cars and stuff, just head towards a region in Crete called "Agios Nikolaos", a marvellous little old port-city. It's about 1 hour away from Heraklion airport by bus. In Agios Nikolaos you'll fully enjoy...