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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Crete, Greece · Europe
Geráni works well as a base: 10 minutes from Agía Marína, 29km from Samaria Gorge.
Geráni is a town located in Crete, Greece. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Geráni 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 Geráni to your route.
Gerani is a village and a community situated in the municipality of Platanias, Crete, Greece. It has a population of 1,102 according to the 2021 census, and it covers 6.398 square kilometers (2.470 sq mi). It is 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) from Chania, right next to the sea. The Gerani beach is awarded with the Blue Flag.Read more
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Geráni is located in Crete, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 35.5172 latitude, 23.8782 longitude.
Geráni has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Greece.
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Crete's most beautiful town with a stunning Venetian harbor, a lighthouse, and Ottoman and Venetian architecture layered across centuries.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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A Venetian lighthouse, waterfront tavernas and an Ottoman mosque ring Crete's prettiest old port.
13 km · about 25 min drive
beach
A stunning shallow turquoise lagoon on Crete's northwestern tip where pink-white sand meets three shades of blue water.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's longest gorge at 16 km on Crete, a dramatic hike through towering walls down to the Libyan Sea.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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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.
36 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.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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A beautifully preserved Cretan old town with a Venetian harbor, Ottoman mosques, and the massive Fortezza fortress overlooking the sea.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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