Plakias

Plakias (Greek: Πλακιάς) is a village on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno Prefecture, about 30 kilometres south of the city of Rethymno. It is part of the municipality Foinikas. It is surrounded by mountains to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south. The name in Greek means "Flat" , because the town stands on an Alluvial fan of material that has come down the Kotsifou gorge directly to the north . This material has been formed along the sea's edge into a long fine gold sand beach , which shelves very gradually out into the bay , making it good and as safe as can be for swimming , so very suitable for family holidays . Initially a fishing jetty and a few houses, Plakias developed in the last few decades...