Gournia

Gournia: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gournia

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Gournia — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.10961, 25.79251. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gournia

• Psyllos · river spot · Region of Crete · ~1 km · Must-see
• Konida · river spot · Region of Crete · ~3 km · Must-see
• Vryonisi · river spot · Region of Crete · ~4 km · Must-see
• Agriomandra · river spot · Region of Crete · ~5 km · Must-see
• Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Βροκάστρου · fort · Region of Crete · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ha gorge · viewpoint · Region of Crete · ~6 km · Must-see
• Priniatikos Pyrgos · fort · Region of Crete · ~7 km · Must-see
• Thripti · viewpoint · Region of Crete · ~8 km · Must-see
• Αζοριάς · fort · Region of Crete · ~8 km · Must-see
• Πλακοκεφάλα · viewpoint · Region of Crete · ~9 km · Must-see
• Katergo · river spot · Region of Crete · ~9 km · Must-see
• Φαράγγι Μέσωνα · viewpoint · Region of Crete · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mylonas waterfall · waterfall · Region of Crete · ~12 km · Must-see
• Λατώ προς Καμάρα · fort · Region of Crete · ~14 km · Must-see
• Koutsounari Long Beach · beach · Region of Crete · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nikolos · river spot · Region of Crete · ~15 km · Must-see
• Agia Fotia · beach · Region of Crete · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ierapetra Mosque · dargah · Region of Crete · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gournia

Other forts & heritage near Gournia

• Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Βροκάστρου · fort · Region of Crete · ~6 km · Must-see
• Priniatikos Pyrgos · fort · Region of Crete · ~7 km · Must-see
• Αζοριάς · fort · Region of Crete · ~8 km · Must-see
• Λατώ προς Καμάρα · fort · Region of Crete · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lato · fort · Region of Crete · ~18 km · Must-see
• Olous · fort · Region of Crete · ~22 km · Must-see
• Minoan Villa of Makry-Gialos · fort · Region of Crete · ~22 km · Must-see
• Φούρνου Κορυφή · fort · Region of Crete · ~25 km · Must-see
• Πύργος · fort · Region of Crete · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dreros · fort · Region of Crete · ~28 km · Must-see

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