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With a population of 5500 people, Souda is one of the closest villages to Chania town. It is Crete’s second major port, located 4 kilometers east of Chania, with regular boats linking the Souda to Piraeus. Because of the port’s strategic position, a NATO naval station has been created in Souda Bay. In the middle of the bay, a little Read more…

The Omalos plateau in Chania is 38 kilometers from Chania and is at a height of 1100 meters in the White Mountains. It covers 15 square kilometers and is mostly owned by the members of the Lakki Community. During the failed revolution of 1886-1888, the Turks only managed to approach it twice, and only for a few days each time Read more…

Frangokastello (or Frangocastello) is located 13 kilometers east of Chora Sfakion and west of Plakias in the Sfakia district of west Crete. Frangokastello is a little beach community with a few residences and a number of tourist-friendly rooms and apartments. It is known for its gorgeous beaches, the Drosoulites, the ghosts that materialize at Frangokastello before dawn every May, and Read more…

Kournas is a charming traditional town located 8 kilometers from Georgioupoli and 4 kilometers from Lake Kournas. If you’re going to Lake Kournas, it’s worth travelling another 15 minutes up the winding uphill road to Kournas. While the lake is ‘touristy,’ Kournas village, like many villages in Crete’s interior, is utterly undisturbed by tourism and transports tourists back in time Read more…

Marathi is located on the southeast coast of the Akrоtiri peninsula, in a curvеd and sheltered cve that faces Suda Bay. Unlike the rest of Crete’s north beaches, its location protects it from winds and waves, which, along with the soft sandy beach, makes it ideal for families with little children. The sea is only a few meters from the Read more…

The Fortress of Izzedin, an amazing protective structure built by Reouf Pasha during the Cretan Revolution of 1866, is located next to a tiny picturesque town near to Chania city Kalami. The little town of Kalami is located 10 kilometers west of Chania Town and adjacent to Souda. It’s a little community by the sea with a few residents, stone Read more…