It takes 400 meters to cross the coastal village from one end to the other. It's not just its wonderful wild beauty with imposing cliffs towering over the white houses.

Nor is it its turquoise fresh waters that are always calm. It is not its incredible energy, the wonderful people and the amazing dishes you will eat in the traditional tavernas.

It's all of it together and the fact that this small beautiful village has no road. The only way to reach it from the countryside is by a three-kilometer path. However, if you have suitcases, this is almost impossible.

The coastal village of Loutro is about 71 km south of Chania in the province of Sfakia at the end of Cape Mouri and can only be reached by sea. The boat from Sfakia takes about 20 minutes.

It is said to have been the site of the ancient city of Phenicia and also the port of ancient Anopolis, later became the winter port of the city of Sfakia, due to the fact that the surrounding bay and the small island at its entrance create a natural harbor where ships can be safe even in very bad weather.

According to the official website, the place takes its name from the baths located there, whose water comes from Anopolis.

There are no luxury hotels in this well-hidden little paradise. Neither swimming pools nor bars or a gas station, because there is no car.

Here it is a matter of resting, swimming, sleeping, becoming one with nature. To make walking routes, like those in the ruins of ancient Aradena with the Byzantine church of the Archangel Michael, and in Anopolis. To see among the ancient buildings the government used in 1821 (during the revolution).

The small picturesque fishing village, in the southwest of Crete, preserves its beaches well protected from mass tourism. The freshwater, the holy cross, the marbles.