To get from Chania to Stalos, drive west on the old coastal national road or the E75/A90, about 7 kilometres in 12 to 15 minutes, reaching the first beach resort west of the city, before Agia Marina. The trip from Chania to Stalos is the shortest beach run on the coast. Plan the whole trip … Read more
To get from Chania to Agia Marina, drive west on the old coastal national road or the E75/A90, about 9 kilometres in 15 to 20 minutes, reaching the beach resort between Stalos and Platanias, facing the Thodorou islet. The trip from Chania to Agia Marina is one of the shortest beach runs on the coast. … Read more
To get from Chania to Anopoli, drive south on the E75/A90 to Vryses, then over the White Mountains toward Chora Sfakion and up the switchback road to the plateau, about 75 kilometres in 1.5 to 1.75 hours, reaching the Sfakia mountain village above Loutro. The trip from Chania to Anopoli climbs from the coast to … Read more
To get from Chania to Kolymbari, drive west on the E75/A90 national road to the Kolymbari exit, about 23 kilometres in 25 to 30 minutes, reaching the coastal village at the eastern base of the Rodopou peninsula where it meets the Gulf of Chania. The trip from Chania to Kolymbari is one of the easy … Read more
To get from Chania to Therisso, drive south through the village of Perivolia and into the Therisso gorge, a 6-kilometre canyon of sheer rock walls that the road threads through, then up to the village, about 16 kilometres in 25 to 30 minutes, reaching the mountain village at the foot of the White Mountains. Plan … Read more
To get from Chania to Argyroupoli, drive east on the E75/A90 national road toward Rethymno, exit at Episkopi and take the inland road up to the village, about 60 kilometres in 50 minutes to 1 hour, reaching the spring-fed village built on the ancient city of Lappa in the Rethymno hills. Plan the whole trip … Read more
To get from Chania to the Arkadi Monastery, drive east on the E75/A90 national road to Rethymno, then the inland road south-east up into the hills, about 95 kilometres in 1.25 to 1.5 hours, reaching the fortified monastery that is the national sanctuary of Cretan freedom. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide … Read more
To get from Chania to Lake Kournas, drive east on the E75/A90 national road to the Georgioupoli exit, then the local road 4 kilometres inland to the lake, about 43 kilometres in 40 to 45 minutes, reaching the only natural freshwater lake in Crete in its bowl below the Apokoronas hills. Plan the whole trip … Read more
To get from Chania to Maleme, drive west on the old coastal national road or the E75/A90, about 16 kilometres in 20 to 25 minutes, to the coastal village on the road toward Kissamos, defined by its wartime airfield, Hill 107 and the German War Cemetery above the sea. Plan the whole trip with Greece … Read more
To get from Chania to Platanias, drive west on the old coastal national road or the E75/A90, about 11 kilometres in 15 to 20 minutes, to the largest beach resort west of the city, split between a long sandy beachfront strip and the old village of Ano Platanias on the hill above. Plan the whole … Read more