Fodele is quaint and peaceful, a traditional village with welcoming people faithful to their roots. It stretches from the coast up to the mountains where you will find the Monastery of Saint Panteleimon.
The 17th-century Vosakou Monastery (Μονή Βωσάκου) is a 30-minutes ride from Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort. Often misspelled Vossakos, this is a monastic complex that played a very important role in the Greek Revolution of Independence in 1821 and the Cretan Revolution of 1866.
Minutes away from luxurious villas, hotels, and resorts, the ruins of Achlada stand in desolate beauty. The natural landscape surrounding the village fascinates with its rural charm, and the sea views have the stuff of exotic dreams. No one can argue it: Crete is an island of contrasts.
The Palaiokastro Venetian Fortress is a historical attraction nearby Fodele, on the way to Heraklion. It is one of fourteen fortifications built in 1204 by the Genoese Pescatore who conquered Crete at the time.
Fodele is known as the birthplace of El Greco and a visit to the museum that celebrates this iconic Cretan artist is always a must when you stay in this village and even when you are just passing through.
Fodele is small, yet the countryside of Malevizi offers enough to explore. Marathos is a village worth traveling for. It is just 20 minutes drive from Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort.
Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort enjoys a blissful location on the tiny beach of the Fodele village, the same hamlet called birth home by the famous El Greco. Obviously, being close to the great artist’s home and museum is one of the top five reasons to stay at Fodele Beach & Water
Agia Pelagia can be reached in less than fifteen minutes drive from Fodele. It is a small seaside community with a beautiful stretch of sand around a calm bay flanked by the coves of Ligaria and Mononaftis at the east and west.
