Apokoronas region Chania
The Apokoronas region Chania sits just east of the city, starting from the foot of the White Mountains and running down to a coast of calm bays and sandy beaches. Most people drive straight through on the E75 heading for…
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Gavalochori Chania: The Village Folklore Museum and Kopaneli Lace of Apokoronas
Gavalochori Chania sits about 26 kilometres east of the city in the green hills of the Apokoronas region, and it is one of the few places in Crete that has genuinely resisted the pull of tourism. Not out of stubbornness.…
Douliana Village and the Olive Groves of Apokoronas: A Chania Guide
Douliana Chania is one of those places most tourists drive straight past on the way to somewhere else. A signpost on the road between Kalyves and Vamos. Easy to miss. That would be a mistake. The village has been officially…
Vrisses Village Chania: The Plane Trees, the River, and a Stop Worth Making
Vrisses Chania is the kind of stop that most tourists drive past on the way to somewhere else. A junction village on the road between Chania and Rethymno. Easy to miss if you are moving fast. Worth stopping at if…
Almyrida Beach, Apokoronas: The Complete Guide for Visitors to Chania
Almyrida Beach in Chania is the kind of place that regular visitors to Crete return to year after year, quietly, without telling too many people. It is the most well-known coastal resort in the Apokoronas peninsula, built inside a small…
Kalyves Beach Village Chania: The Complete Guide
Kalyves Chania is a quiet, family-friendly seaside village in the Apokoronas region of northwest Crete, sitting on the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 21 kilometres east of Chania. Most visitors arrive expecting a beach stop and leave having found…