Crete / Amoudara ( ID crete___amoudara )      Hits: 1387
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Continent: Europe Country: Greece Next Big City (Airport):  Heraclion Next Town: Heraclion Latitude:   35.3392 Longitude: 25.0632 Edit or submit information Type: - Island Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert Good for: - Kitesurfing - Windsurfing Features: - Rooms - Shop - Repair - Rescue - Shower - Toilet - Food - Parking
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Water Type: - Flat - Chop - Small Wave (< 1m) Hazards: - Swimmers Quality: - Clean Best Tide: - Tide Independent The water is flat, rarely a little bit choppy near the shore. Very good for kiteboarding. Nearly no waves deeper in the water. Edit
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Type: - Sand Size: - Medium Hazards: - None Beach crowds: - May - June - July - August - September
Beach is sandy and wide. There is a nice large space to launch between windsurfers and swimmers. Not many people. Edit
Weather
Spring: - Normal Wetsuit Summer: - Shorts Fall: - Normal Wetsuit Winter: - Normal Wetsuit
Temperature in summer 26-36°C. A wetsuit is not necessary. Just shorts and a lycra necessary. Edit
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Best Months:	- July - August	Wind Type: - Thermal Winds - Frontal Winds - Trade Winds
Best Direction:	- NW - NNW	Main Direction: - N - WNW - NW - NNW

Wind is from 5 m/s till 15 m/s. Usual direction: North and Northwest. Best direction: Northwest. The only problem: it could be gusty.

Edit  How to get there

Transport:

- Car - Bus

Access: - Medium Walk

Fly to Athens (Greece) if there are no direct flights to Crete from your country. Than fly to Heraclion (Crete), than with a bus or a taxi it is just some 15 minutes till Amoudara.

Edit  Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- Restricted Zones

No registration or license needed. No fees. There are some zones for swimmers in front of the hotels, so it would not be recommended to launch and relaunch there, but no other restrictions.

Edit  Nightlife Nightlife is good. A lot of restaurants, shops. The Greek food is very tasty. The party starts late - around 1:00 at night. There are some 3 or 4 dancing clubs, cocktail and chill-out bars.

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