Young people can enjoy the presence of cafeterias, internet cafes, snack bars, kebab shops, and DVD rentals.
The community enjoys high multicultural environment as a lot of immigrants live here and contribute to the local economy mainly as manual workers.
The basketball team of Lygia won the double in the local championship of the Cretan League and got promoted in the Third National Division for the 2006-2007 season.
There are some sports facilities such as a basketball and volleyball court in the elementary school and a small football stadium in the Kotsyfiani church area.
A big problem for this community is the dangerous road network that surround the village and lead to deadly accidents especially among youth that use motorbikes.