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Matala Rock Formations – View over Matala Bay loop from Matala Tombs

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Matala Rock Formations – View over Matala Bay loop from Matala Tombs

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Matala Rock Formations – View over Matala Bay loop from Matala Tombs

01:19

4.47km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Start point

Restaurant

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116 m

View of Kommos Beach and Mount Ida

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The beginning of the path at the Mystical view is somewhat hidden. Right past the fenced and right past the bush. Something end and exposed

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164 m

View of Sunset Beach Kalamaki and Parking Area

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From the parking lot you have a fantastic view over the entire bay to the white mountains. In the evening, the "Elephant Island" is an eye-catcher in the backlight.
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185 m

View of Kommos Beach and the Psiloritis Mountains

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You can do a great circular hike with a view of Matala via Kommos Beach.
My tour: "From Kommos Beach over the cliffs to Matala 🅿️⭕👍"

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944 m

Matala Rock Formations

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After about 1.8 km you have this magnificent view, over to the other coast and these limestone rock formations. Always impressive what wind and water have for power to bring out these beautiful shapes.

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1.48 km

Cove at the limestone cliffs

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A little secret - the bay is ideal for a short swim stop during the hike to the panoramic view over Matala. So be sure to take bathing suits with …

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1.51 km

Limestone with fossils

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Here you walk along the limestone slabs near the sea. Definitely pay attention to the ground. Fossils are plentiful in the limestone - hundreds of fossilized shells and other sea creatures from ancient times. Very impressive!

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2.54 km

View over Matala Bay

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Here you have a great view over the bay of Matala. One stands directly over the famous caves of Matala - a descent is however not possible. The way there …

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4.10 km

View of the Libyan Sea from Rocky Cliffs

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4.47 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.83 km

322 m

279 m

Surfaces

4.08 km

199 m

146 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 24 June

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Comments

June 11, 2025,Kreta 7️⃣ 》 69./2025 🏖🇬🇷⛰️ Mátala

Today's destination was the famous former hippie village of Mátala in the south of the island. Before we enjoyed the beach there with its striking cliffs and the infamous hippie caves, we first hiked the panoramic trail marked by Komoot as an "Easy Hike with Easily Walkable Paths (T1)." So, the whole thing wasn't exactly easy, which, in my opinion, …

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May 28, 2025,Kommos-Beach -- Matala-Beach: an der Steilküste entlang

A short tour between Kommos and Matala. A shorter tour because it looked like rain in the middle of it... looked like rain. Wonderful views along the cliffs. A beautiful bay for a sunbathing stop, and then fossils. My heart leaps. The view of Matala is the highlight, and the landscape follows: barren but beautiful. Rosemary, thyme, oregano bushes. The …

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May 5, 2023,Panorama from the cliff – Matala View Runde von Πιτσίδια

A very nice hike with impressive nature

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October 7, 2023,Runde vom Mystical View

At sunset today a walk from the “Mystical View” restaurant towards Matala. “Easy tour” was what Komoot said, but right at the beginning the path went straight along the slope. After that it was relatively relaxed, the path often went over rocks and was marked by stone pyramids. Overall, the landscape was barren, but the view of Matala was the …

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April 27, 2023,🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️Panorama an der Steilküste😍😃

Before our trip to Crete we got a tip. If it's too cool or raining in the north where our hotel is - just drive to the south side. The climate is different there. That's exactly what we did today 😃
On the way to the south side we saw many orange tree gardens with oranges ripe enough to bite …

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Matala Rock Formations – View over Matala Bay loop from Matala Tombs

View of Kommos Beach and Mount Ida

View of Sunset Beach Kalamaki and Parking Area

View of Kommos Beach and the Psiloritis Mountains

Matala Rock Formations

Cove at the limestone cliffs

Limestone with fossils

View over Matala Bay

View of the Libyan Sea from Rocky Cliffs

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