Travel Guide Hora Sfakion - Sfakia

This small harbor, inserted into a kind of natural circus, is surrounded by the foothills of the Lefka Ori (White Mountains) which plunge into the Libyan Sea. Hora Sfakion, inhabited today by about 220 inhabitants living here year round, is the heart of a region that maintains a strong historical tradition of resistance to the various Venetian, Turkish,… A sfakial spirit, very close to that of Corsica, vendettas included. once we appreciate the postcard image it offers, it is worth it to stop there only to wait for the boat that serves the south coast to Paleohora instead of touring the Lefka Ori Mountains. It can also be a base for a few days to cross the region, because the place is quiet in the evening.Nothing else to do but sit on the terrace of a café, only animation when the ferry brings the tourists from Agia Roumeli after their descent of the gorges of Samaria. But they do not stop: they are joining the many buses of tour operators waiting for them. Then Hora Sfakion regained his calm. Along the harbor, a row of coffees and taverns, sumptuous, an excellent bakery (Votzakis) in the street in the back, parallel to the port, international newspapers, souvenir shops…