Lendas

Lendas is a town with around 80 inhabitants on the south coast of Crete, west of Tris Ekklisies. The (folk) etymology derives the name from the ancient Greek word for lion, because the shape of this animal can be seen in the headland offshore.

In the 1980s, Lendas was a popular destination for backpackers, who stayed as tolerated wild campers primarily in the bay west of the town. Today the town of Dytiko stands on the same spot. I'm sure some of them are still around and I don't want to meet them 🤪.

We drove past Lendas on our Messara tour. Rainer had wintered there a few years ago and I wanted to see if it would be suitable for me to winter there too.

In short: intended for others, not for me 🤣. Too many tavernas (at least 5), too many tourists (at least 5), too many greenhouses and too easy to get to to be original. So please other tourists: go there!

The stretch of coast is beautiful though. 🤩Read more