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Old Town of Chania
Crete's most beautiful town with a stunning Venetian harbor, a lighthouse, and Ottoman and Venetian architecture layered across centuries.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Crete, Greece · Europe
Galatás is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Agía Marína, 26km from Samaria Gorge.
Galatás is a town located in Crete, Greece. With a population of 3,166, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Galatás sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Galatás to your route.
Nea Kydonia (Greek: Νέα Κυδωνία) is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 21.457 km2 (8.285 sq mi). It is situated on the western outskirts ofRead more
Chania. It saw fierce fighting during the Battle of Crete during World War II and there the main prisoner of war camp for Allied soldiers in Western Crete was in Galatas.
The seat of the municipality of Nea Kydonia was in the village of Daratsos. Galatas has a popular beach at Kalamaki and a port called Kato Galatas. Agia Marina, Stalos and Daratso are other principal settlements of the municipality, as well as the uninhabited island of Agii Theodori. It was part of the former province of Kydonia.
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Galatás is located in Crete, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 35.4986 latitude, 23.9634 longitude.
Galatás has a population of approximately 3,166 people, making it a town in Greece.
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landmark
Crete's most beautiful town with a stunning Venetian harbor, a lighthouse, and Ottoman and Venetian architecture layered across centuries.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
A Venetian lighthouse, waterfront tavernas and an Ottoman mosque ring Crete's prettiest old port.
5 km · about 10 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's longest gorge at 16 km on Crete, a dramatic hike through towering walls down to the Libyan Sea.
26 km · about 30 min drive
bridge
Vertigo-inducing steel Bailey bridge spanning the 138 m deep Aradena Gorge in Sfakia, southern Crete: planks rattle as you cross, and it doubles as one of Greece's highest bungee-jump sites.
31 km · about 35 min drive
beach
A stunning shallow turquoise lagoon on Crete's northwestern tip where pink-white sand meets three shades of blue water.
35 km · about 40 min drive
beach
A dreamy Cretan beach famous for its pink-tinged sand created by crushed shells, with shallow warm waters ideal for wading.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A beautifully preserved Cretan old town with a Venetian harbor, Ottoman mosques, and the massive Fortezza fortress overlooking the sea.
48 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
Cliff-hugging Cretan road descending through the Kourtaliotiko Gorge toward Preveli, with vultures wheeling overhead, springs in the canyon floor and Libyan Sea views at the exit.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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