The palm forest of Vai is one of the most popular places in Crete and one of the most beautiful and special places throughout the Mediterranean. It attracts thousands of visitors each year not only for its beautiful palm forest, but also for its long sandy beach of golden sand in front of the forest. The forest now occupies an area of approximately 250 acres and is the largest in Europe. Protected by the Forest Service, the European Union and the relevant conventions. It is characterized as "Aesthetic Forest", one of 19 in Greece, and as "specially protected area," according to Protocol 4 of the Barcelona Convention for the protected areas of the Mediterranean. It is located 24 km east of Sitia.
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