A perfect location

The glamor of Chania is completely justified by the plethora of attractions they offer and the long history they testify. It is considered the most picturesque city of Crete thanks to the Venetian port with the lighthouse and the old town that they maintain and generally remain unforgettable in the minds of their visitors.

Visit the fortress of Firkas and the lighthouse, the church of Agios Nikolaos but also the Giali Mosque, the Archaeological and the Naval Museum, the place where the ruins of ancient Kydonia are located, take a walk in the historic municipal market, but mainly feel it pulse of Chania in the alleys of the old town and in your contact with the local Cretan hospitality. In the wider prefecture there are beaches of world renown (Elafonissi, Balos, Falasarna), a multitude of gorges, with the most famous being that of Samaria and countless picturesque villages. Cretan cuisine is at its best and the locals are waiting to host you in their own unique way.

Balos lagoon is a heaven on earth of turquoise waters, pink-tinged white sands and wild, exotic beauty. Located at 17 km northwest of Kissamos, between the Gramvousa Cape and small rocky peninsula of Tigani, which connects with the rest of Crete via a thin strip of land, thus forming the famous Balos lagoon. Its southwest side is open to sea and forms a natural harbour, protected by winds due to the islet of Imeri Gramvousa across from it.

Falasarna beach is located on the Gramvousa Peninsula, 15 km west of Kissamos. This is one of Greece’s most renowned beaches, listed in the top ten of dreamy European shores and has been awarded in the past as Crete’s finest beach. With a vast, ca. 3 km, coastline that essentially consists of five consecutive beaches divided by rocks or sand dunes, with two of them attracting the largest crowds. The most popular is Pachia Ammos, spanning 1 km in length and of ample width; that is why it never looks crowded no matter how many its visitors.