The palm beach of Vai

The palm beach of Vai is located at the eastern end of Crete 20 km from Sitia. It is an exotic part , a Scenic . Its extent strematon and extends throughout the length and breadth of the small valley that ends in sandy beach and sea with turquoise waters .
   There are many legends about its origins. It is said created palms against a glorified apoktisan firstly the Itanos while other versions created by KOUKOU Chow Dates Egyptians soldiers who ate the epidromeis the Saracen pirates . Opium is if the aspect ratio of Vai , the fact is that the development and maintenance is due to arid climate and ground water of the valley . The name comes from the local dialect reconciliation with Orita The Phoenicians called the Vayu Vayu - Vai .
   It consists of volunteer Theofrastos palm (phoenix Theofrasti) and is the only palm forest in Greece and Evropi.Se any other region of Europe there is something antistoiko in size and beauty .

   Imonadikotita of is why having features one of the aesthetic forests of Greece and in 1973 joined the category prostatyomenon natural areas . The Vai is a unique place that really worth a visit.