Hora Sfakion has a reputation on the Greek island of Crete as a small, charming village that sees hardly any tourists compared to other beach destinations in the country.. The sleepy seaside spot ...

Although Crete hosts one-quarter of Greece’s annual visitors, ... The website www.sfakia-crete.com offers local information, including timetables for the Hora Sfakion-Paleohora ferries.

Boat trips hug the coast westward from Hora Sfakion to Paleohora, via Loutro and Agia Roumeli; the latter is where throngs of tired hikers stumble out of the Samaria Gorge - at 16km, Europe's longest.