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Areas & Villages
From the Venetian harbour to the car-free village of Loutro, from the chestnut forests of the White Mountain foothills to the wild south coast — 29 destinations with local guides, tips and itineraries.
⚌ Area Guides · 14 destinations
Area Guide
Chania City
Chania Old Town
Five centuries of Venetian, Ottoman and Greek history in one walled harbour
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Chania City
Venetian Harbour
The most photographed harbour in Greece — and it earns every shot
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Apokoronas
Kalyves
The working village that became one of the best bases on the north coast
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Apokoronas
Almyrida
The quiet bay with the best tavernas in Apokoronas
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West Chania
Platanias
The lively beach resort west of Chania with the longest sandy beach
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West Chania
Agia Marina
The closest organised beach resort to Chania
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Far West
Kissamos
The gateway to Balos, Falasarna and the wild west of Crete
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Akrotiri
Akrotiri Peninsula
The limestone headland north of Chania with monasteries, military bases and extr
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East Chania
Apokoronas
The fertile region of olive groves, stone villages and the most authentic Crete
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South Coast
Sfakia
The wildest and most independent region of western Crete
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South West
Paleochora
The town on a peninsula with a beach on each side
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South Coast
Sougia
The quiet south coast village at the end of the gorge
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South Coast
Loutro
The car-free village in a horseshoe bay — accessible only by sea or on foot
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East Sfakia
Frangokastello
The Venetian castle on the sand, the south coast flatlands, and the ghost story
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Village Guide
Apokoronas
Vamos
The restored capital of Apokoronas with the best Sunday market
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Apokoronas
Gavalochori
The silk-lace village with the finest folk museum in western Crete
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Apokoronas
Douliana
The olive grove village with the ancient plane tree
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Apokoronas Coast
Plaka
The coastal village with the view of Spinalonga — the wrong Spinalonga
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White Foothills
Theriso
The revolution village in the chestnut forest gorge
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Apokoronas Hills
Drakona
The hilltop village with the widest view in Apokoronas
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White Mountains
Omalos
The mountain plateau at 1,080 metres — gateway to Samaria Gorge
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Selino
Kandanos
The village that was burned to the ground and rebuilt — twice
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Kissamos Highlands
Milia
The restored medieval village in the chestnut forest with no wi-fi
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Apokoronas
Vryses
The river-plane tree village on the road between Chania and Rethymno
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Apokoronas Hills
Fres
The hidden village above the Apokoronas coast with the old olive press
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Apokoronas
Stilos
The market village at the heart of Apokoronas
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White Foothills
Lakki
The mountain village above Chania with views of the entire north coast
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Sfakia
Anopolis
The high plateau village above Loutro, gateway to Aradena Gorge
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Sfakia
Hora Sfakion
The port at the end of the mountain road — and the beginning of the south coast
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