Anopoli rooms - tavern - 4x4 mountain trips

We offer travelers accommodation, meals and guided 4x4 trips to the Lefka Ori - White Mountains, canyons and beaches in the region.

Anopoli village is ideal for someone who loves the sea, the mountains, or a combination of both or someone seeking a relaxing holiday.

If you love nature and want to spend your holidays in a quiet place then Anopoli rooms is the place to be.

You will find us after the Anopoli village square on your way to Aradena bridge - gorge.

Anopolis village, Sfakia 

Plateau of Anopolis is located in the area of Sfakia and more specifically 13km west of Hora Sfakion. It is a small plateau formed in the wild mountains of Sfakia, the most inaccessible province of Europe.

The plateau is fertile and still feeds the inhabitants of the village of Anopolis, located in the plateau. Anopolis can be accessed via a 12km asphalt serpentine road, climbing the steep mountains of Sfakia. The landscape with the majestic mountains and the trails that go up to the alpine zone (above 2000m altitude), in contrary to the tranquil plateau, causes awe-inspiring feelings to all the visitors of the plateau. You can discover the authentic Crete through a visit to Anopoli. Also, the hospitable genuine people of Anopolis are an attraction themselves and gruyere festival in the summer is a great opportunity to see a genuine Cretan feast.

The western plateau is ripped by the wild gorge of Aradena, which exits in the beach of Marmara or Dialiskari. On the other side of the canyon, the smaller plateau of Aradena is formed, which can be accessed today via an iron bridge crossing the gorge. The bridge is used for bungee jumping, as its height is the second higher in Europe after the Verzasca dam in Switzerland.

Area History

In the position of the current village was built the ancient town of Anopolis, port of which was Katopoli or Phoenix, currently located in Loutro. Anopolis was an independent town and had its own currency. During the Byzantine period it was still well developed, which is indicated by the many churches of the area. Later, during the Ottoman Era, Anopolis and the entire province of Sfakia, due to the intense mountainous terrain, was never inhabited by Turks. Sfakia gave birth to many Cretan rebels, most of them have experienced the cruelty of the conquerors. The most famous hero of Anopolis was Daskalogiannis (Ioannis Vlachos). Daskaloyannis, renowned throughout the island, made a major attempt for freeing Crete in 1770, but the Turks suppressed his Revolution and he was skinned alive!