Tucked into the foothills of Mount Selena on the road up to the Lasithi Plateau, Krasi is a green, spring-fed mountain village best known for one remarkable resident - an enormous plane tree thought to be among the oldest and largest in Europe.
What Krasi is known for
- The great plane treeA colossal plane in the village square, its trunk some 24 metres around and believed to be well over 2,000 years old.
- Venetian fountains and springsThe stone-built Megali Vrisi fountain pours cold spring water year-round, beside arched aqueducts dating to 1890.
- A cool mountain stopAt around 600m up, Krasi is a shaded, refreshing escape from the coast, with tavernas set right by the tree.
- History in the hillsA village recorded in Venetian documents as far back as 1280.
Getting there from Malia: Krasi sits in the hills on the road towards the Lasithi Plateau, around 15km south of Malia - a scenic drive and a popular stop on the way up to the mountains.
