Kissamos

Cretan dances

The dances of Crete are danced by men and women and remind the imposing and dynamic presence of the people of the island. The Cretan dances are divided into two…

Crete Culture

Αncient city of Falasarna

The ancient city of Falasarna or Korikos was very developed commercially and its port was the main of Polirinia. The city flourished in the 4th and 3th century…

Chania Archaeological Areas

Falasarna

Falasarna with its awarded beach is about 60 kilometers in the west of Chania, in the western part of the Gramvousa Cape. The area is under the protected Natura…

Chania Beaches Towns and villages

Fortress of Gramvousa

The fortress of Gramvousa is on a steep hill of the Imeri Gramvousa Island, opposite the famous Mpalos beach. The building of the fortress started in 1584 by the…

Chania Fortresses

Mpalos

A heaven on earth, Mpalos, is between the Gramvousa peninsula and the Tigani Cape, in the north-western side of Crete. Mpalos is about 56 kilometers from Chania…

Chania Beaches

Chrisoskalitissa monastery

One of the most famous monasteries in Crete due to its impressive architecture and the short distance from Elafonisi is the Panagia Chrisoskalitissa Monastery.…

Chania Monasteries

Elafonisi

The blue-green sea water, the white and pink sand, the shells and the magical landscape are some of the features of the amazing and exotic Elafonisi of Chania that…

Chania Beaches

1. Kasteli Kissamou - Sfinari

The E4 European long distance path of Crete starts from Kasteli Kissamou of the Chania prefecture. The total length of the Kasteli Kissamou-Sfinari route is about…