Mirtos is the most southerly settlement in Greece and although off the beaten track it is worthy of a visit.
Lying about 14 kilometers east of Ierapetra, the village's shingle beach looks out over the Libyan Sea towards North Africa. Probably the freshest salad you'll get here will have been supplied by one of the many glasshouses that surround the village, growing everything from bananas, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and cucumbers also oranges, lemons and mandarins…






