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Lasithi

Malia Palace – Milatos Cave loop from Neapoli

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Greece
Lasithi

Malia Palace – Milatos Cave loop from Neapoli

Hard

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Malia Palace – Milatos Cave loop from Neapoli

05:06

70.5km

980m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 53.5 km for 257 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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17.6 km

Malia Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

The Palace of Malia is situated on the North coast of Crete, East of Heraklion. To the south lie the Lasithi mountains. At 7,500 square metres, it is the third largest of the Minoan palaces. The Minoan name for the Palace is not known and it takes its name from a local town. It dates to about 1650 BC, destroyed ca 1450 BC.
It is now thought that the first monumental architecture to be erected on the Malia site dates back to early minoan EM IIB (about 3000 BC). An EM IIB building, or possibly a group of buildings, built around a large open space has been discovered below the present Palace, and aligned in the same way. Below this EM IIB building are the remains of EM IIA architecture built in a more simple style and based on a different orientation. minoancrete.com/malia.htm

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18.3 km

Potamos

Nature Reserve

3

20.1 km

Blue and White Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Typically in blue and white.

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4

20.3 km

Blue Sea Fish Taverna

Highlight • Restaurant

Friendly rest. Even Bonzo looked past, the city-known stray.

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5

31.2 km

Beautiful Seaside Bay

Highlight • Beach

6

31.9 km

View of the Bay Near Hersonissos

Highlight • Viewpoint

46.5 km

Chrysolakkos Necropolis

Archaeological Site

8

50.2 km

Sissi Harbor

Highlight • Structure

9

52.3 km

View of Sissi

Highlight • Viewpoint

55.3 km

Βόλια

Beach

55.7 km

Μπάλος

Beach

12

59.4 km

Milatos Cave

Highlight • Cave

Historical cave with free entry.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B6hle_von_Milatos

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70.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.4 km

13.8 km

11.0 km

3.38 km

1.00 km

Surfaces

42.6 km

14.9 km

12.0 km

721 m

340 m

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