Home -> Directory Pages -> Kournas Taverna [Back to previous page] Kournas Taverna Georgioupolis 73007, Chania, Crete Telephone +(30) 28250 96325 Cretan hospitality at Kournas Taverna Georgioupolis Crete Maria and Nikos will be pleased to welcome you to their taverna, which is open all the year round. Many walkers on holiday make this there first port of call when walking from the coast, and the leafy courtyard is a beautiful place to stop and watch village life continuing around you. All the usual cold drinks, coffees and snacks are available but you really should find the time to relax one evening and enjoy a meal from the varied menu. Everything is freshly cooked before you in the large barbecue grill, so lunch or dinner is a leisurely affair. All the food is traditional Cretan, and of course should be washed down with the local red or white wine, followed by a few raki’s with the locals. Maria speaks very good English and will be pleased to assist with your choice of food, and information about the village. Directions From the sea side town of Georgioupolis Continue past the beautiful Kournas Lake for about 2 kilometres until you enter the beginning of the busy working village of Kournas. The local economy is dependent on olives, grapes, and vegetable products and most of the year there is some product being harvested. If you continue through the village you will come to a fork in the road with Kournas Taverna directly on the fork. To the right leads to Agios Georges, a 900 year old protected church. The left hand fork leads to Episkopi. Transport A road train travels to Lake Kournas and Kournas Village regularly from the sea side town of Georgioupolis see Georgioupolis ******************************* Taverna Kournas also hold the key to the lovely old church of Agios Georges less than 100 yards away Well worth a visit between courses *******************************