Geography
Sights
AGIOI APOSTOLOI – KALAMAKI
Agioi Apostoloi, is an area of about 600 acres consisting of 4 coves, 3 peninsulas and a beautiful grove which is offered for recreation, while during the summer months, it hosts a number of cultural and sporting events. Every year, numerous sports events are held at the football, beach volley and racket courts of the Municipal Unit, as well as theatrical performances by local and Athenian theatrical groups. , is an ideal place to admire the endless blue of the sea and the sunset, while in the summer months it is especially loved for romantic wedding ceremonies. Kalamaki beach also has a number of hotels and restaurants, which extend on the sandy beach. The port of Kalamaki, makes its access possible even from the sea. If you do not have a car, the frequent bus routes make it quite easy to get to these beaches.
DARATSOS
Daratsos is located west of Chania, just 4 km from the center, next to Chrysi Akti and Agioi Apostoloi. It is a tourist area and is an attraction for locals in the summer. The area is divided geographically into Ano Daratso and Kato Daratso.
GALATAS
Continuation of Daratso, at a distance of six kilometers from the city of Chania, is Kato Galatas. The cosmopolitan Kalamaki and the much-sung by the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis Limanaki of Kato Galata, adorn the area. Hotels, apartments, rooms, shops and clean beaches offer you a pleasant vacation. At a distance of one kilometer and at an altitude of 90 meters, is the historic Pano Galatas. Galatas was built in 961 AD. by five Byzantine families, on the ruins of ancient settlements. Due to its strategic location, it has always been a battleground with the conquerors. In the historic battle of 1941 in Crete, during World War II, the resistance of Galatas played a very important role. On May 25, the Germans occupy Galata, which is recaptured in the evening by Greek units.
STALOS
Stalos is located west of the city of Chania on the north coast of Crete, after the area of Kalamaki and before Agia Marina. It is a village and community of the province of Kydonia, at an altitude of 0m. (Kato Stalos), up to 150m. (Pano Stalos). It is 7.5 km from Chania, with a fork on the left at 6.5 km of the road to Kissamos. It is a tourist area with many accommodation and food businesses, but also several nightclubs that attract locals and visitors to Chania, especially in summer. 1834: Referred to in the Egyptian census as Stalo, (Pashley, Travels in Crete, II, 310) with 12 Christian families. 1881: refers to Stalos, in the municipality of Perivolia, inhabitants Christians 124 1900: belongs to the same municipality inhabitants 217 1920: in the municipality of Chania inhabitants 233 1928: inhabitants 264 1940: seat of the homonymous community, inhabitants 332 1951: inhabitants 307 1961: inhabitants 224 209 1981: inhabitants 174 From the historical and sights of the area the two old Churches of Ag. John the Theologian and the Evangelism, the Transfiguration (built around 1920), St. Panteleimon, (1960), Profitis Ilias, Agios Georgios etc. The historical sites of Stalos are many and marked by the various events that took place in the area. On the hill of Monokoumiros, in the battles of 1897, with the descent of the Greek Army under Timoleontas Vassos in the deadly battle, the Infantry Lieutenant Dimitris Trigettas from Athens was killed (on Chania Street in Nea Chora, he has his name in G and another) . In the Battle of Crete 1941-45, Stalos, together with the rest of Crete, gave his presence with self-denial and self-sacrifice. Residents who live today, narrate images and scenes of horror they lived, such as the execution of their villager (the late Hatzimanolakis) that took place in the sanctuary of the church of Metamorphosis on the grounds that he was found in the house of a useless old telephone, which he used for information on the Middle East. Also, narrations of their villagers are narrated “in Skoula to Metochi” in Agyia, as well as the inhuman chores to live the men in a cart loaded with ammunition with an order to transport them to Souda, Agia, Chania, etc. Today, in the area of Stalos, the traditional customs and festivals dominate, with special emphasis on the celebration of the Annunciation on March 25.
AGIA MARINA
This seaside village is located 9 km west of the city of Chania. It took its name from the homonymous church located there. It is distinguished for its tourist development and for its wonderful beaches. Apart from the homonymous sandy beach of Agia Marina, you can also swim in the small beaches of the nearby settlements of Kato Stalos and Platanias. An important attraction of the area is Nerospilia, with its magnificent stalactites and stalagmites, which were used by the ancients as a place of worship. Opposite Agia Marina, is the islet of Agios Theodoros or Thodoros, which has been characterized as a protected ecological system. It is a refuge for the Cretan chamois (kri-kri), as well as for the rare species of flora and fauna. On this island, the festival of Agios Theodoros takes place every year, and the visitors arrive there, with boats chartered by the D. unit for this purpose.
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Geography
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Sights
AGIOI APOSTOLOI – KALAMAKI
Agioi Apostoloi, is an area of about 600 acres consisting of 4 coves, 3 peninsulas and a beautiful grove which is offered for recreation, while during the summer months, it hosts a number of cultural and sporting events. Every year, numerous sports events are held at the football, beach volley and racket courts of the Municipal Unit, as well as theatrical performances by local and Athenian theatrical groups. , is an ideal place to admire the endless blue of the sea and the sunset, while in the summer months it is especially loved for romantic wedding ceremonies. Kalamaki beach also has a number of hotels and restaurants, which extend on the sandy beach. The port of Kalamaki, makes its access possible even from the sea. If you do not have a car, the frequent bus routes make it quite easy to get to these beaches.
DARATSOS
Daratsos is located west of Chania, just 4 km from the center, next to Chrysi Akti and Agioi Apostoloi. It is a tourist area and is an attraction for locals in the summer. The area is divided geographically into Ano Daratso and Kato Daratso.
GALATAS
Continuation of Daratso, at a distance of six kilometers from the city of Chania, is Kato Galatas. The cosmopolitan Kalamaki and the much-sung by the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis Limanaki of Kato Galata, adorn the area. Hotels, apartments, rooms, shops and clean beaches offer you a pleasant vacation. At a distance of one kilometer and at an altitude of 90 meters, is the historic Pano Galatas. Galatas was built in 961 AD. by five Byzantine families, on the ruins of ancient settlements. Due to its strategic location, it has always been a battleground with the conquerors. In the historic battle of 1941 in Crete, during World War II, the resistance of Galatas played a very important role. On May 25, the Germans occupy Galata, which is recaptured in the evening by Greek units.
STALOS
Stalos is located west of the city of Chania on the north coast of Crete, after the area of Kalamaki and before Agia Marina. It is a village and community of the province of Kydonia, at an altitude of 0m. (Kato Stalos), up to 150m. (Pano Stalos). It is 7.5 km from Chania, with a fork on the left at 6.5 km of the road to Kissamos. It is a tourist area with many accommodation and food businesses, but also several nightclubs that attract locals and visitors to Chania, especially in summer. 1834: Referred to in the Egyptian census as Stalo, (Pashley, Travels in Crete, II, 310) with 12 Christian families. 1881: refers to Stalos, in the municipality of Perivolia, inhabitants Christians 124 1900: belongs to the same municipality inhabitants 217 1920: in the municipality of Chania inhabitants 233 1928: inhabitants 264 1940: seat of the homonymous community, inhabitants 332 1951: inhabitants 307 1961: inhabitants 224 209 1981: inhabitants 174 From the historical and sights of the area the two old Churches of Ag. John the Theologian and the Evangelism, the Transfiguration (built around 1920), St. Panteleimon, (1960), Profitis Ilias, Agios Georgios etc. The historical sites of Stalos are many and marked by the various events that took place in the area. On the hill of Monokoumiros, in the battles of 1897, with the descent of the Greek Army under Timoleontas Vassos in the deadly battle, the Infantry Lieutenant Dimitris Trigettas from Athens was killed (on Chania Street in Nea Chora, he has his name in G and another) . In the Battle of Crete 1941-45, Stalos, together with the rest of Crete, gave his presence with self-denial and self-sacrifice. Residents who live today, narrate images and scenes of horror they lived, such as the execution of their villager (the late Hatzimanolakis) that took place in the sanctuary of the church of Metamorphosis on the grounds that he was found in the house of a useless old telephone, which he used for information on the Middle East. Also, narrations of their villagers are narrated “in Skoula to Metochi” in Agyia, as well as the inhuman chores to live the men in a cart loaded with ammunition with an order to transport them to Souda, Agia, Chania, etc. Today, in the area of Stalos, the traditional customs and festivals dominate, with special emphasis on the celebration of the Annunciation on March 25.
AGIA MARINA
This seaside village is located 9 km west of the city of Chania. It took its name from the homonymous church located there. It is distinguished for its tourist development and for its wonderful beaches. Apart from the homonymous sandy beach of Agia Marina, you can also swim in the small beaches of the nearby settlements of Kato Stalos and Platanias. An important attraction of the area is Nerospilia, with its magnificent stalactites and stalagmites, which were used by the ancients as a place of worship. Opposite Agia Marina, is the islet of Agios Theodoros or Thodoros, which has been characterized as a protected ecological system. It is a refuge for the Cretan chamois (kri-kri), as well as for the rare species of flora and fauna. On this island, the festival of Agios Theodoros takes place every year, and the visitors arrive there, with boats chartered by the D. unit for this purpose.
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