Kissamos beach means the long sandy Mavros Molos (Blue Flag) town beach and the pebble Telonio beach on the wide bay of Kissamos (Kastelli) in Chania, about 40 kilometres west of Chania, the harbour town that is the gateway to Balos and Gramvousa. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the Kissamos … Read more
Diktynna is the ancient sanctuary of the Cretan goddess Diktynna at Menies bay on the remote Rodopou peninsula in Chania, Crete, where Roman temple ruins stand above a wild turquoise cove reached only by boat or a rough track. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Diktynna in full: what and where … Read more
Elos is the lush chestnut village of the Enneachora in the Kissamos mountains of Chania, about 55 kilometres south-west of Chania in Crete, buried in chestnut and plane trees with running springs and famous for its late-October Chestnut Festival. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Elos in full: what and where … Read more
The museums of Chania in Crete range from the Archaeological Museum with its finds from ancient Kydonia to the Maritime Museum of Crete in the Firka Fortress, the Byzantine collection, the Folklore Museum and the War Museum, most within the old town. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the Chania museums … Read more
Milia is a restored off-grid stone eco-village and mountain retreat in the Kissamos hills near Vlatos, about 50 kilometres south-west of Chania in west Crete, a pioneer of sustainable agrotourism among chestnut groves and springs. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Milia in full: what and where it is, the story … Read more
Maleme is a coastal village about 16 kilometres west of Chania in Crete, famous as the decisive site of the Battle of Crete, with its wartime airfield, Hill 107, the German war cemetery, and a long quiet beach. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Maleme in full: what and where it … Read more
Agioi Apostoloi is a sheltered double sandy cove and family beach suburb of Chania in Crete, about 4 to 5 kilometres west of the old town, with shallow blue-flag water, pine-backed bays and a string of seafront tavernas. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Agioi Apostoloi in full: what and where … Read more
Nea Chora is the town beach and seafront neighbourhood of Chania, a ten-minute walk west of the Venetian old harbour, a sandy blue-flag beach lined with fish tavernas and washed by shallow, calm water. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Nea Chora in full: what and where it is, the walk … Read more
Vamos is a traditional stone hill village in the green Apokoronas of Chania, Crete, about 25 kilometres east of Chania and inland from the Almyrida coast, a pioneer of Cretan agrotourism set among olive groves and old plane trees. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Vamos in full: what and where … Read more
Sougia is a quiet, low-key beach village on the south-west coast of Chania in Crete, about 70 kilometres from Chania, with a long grey-pebble beach, a back-to-basics calm, and the Agia Irini Gorge finishing above it. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Sougia in full: what and where it is, the … Read more
Chora Sfakion is the small, proud port town and capital of the wild Sfakia region on the south coast of Chania in Crete, about 75 kilometres from Chania, the ferry gateway to Loutro, Agia Roumeli and Gavdos. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Chora Sfakion in full: what and where it … Read more
Kalyves is a lived-in beach village on the Apokoronas coast, about 19 kilometres east of Chania in Crete, with long sandy beaches, a river mouth full of ducks, and a real working-village feel next to Almyrida. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Kalyves in full: what and where it is, the … Read more