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Balos Lagoon
A stunning shallow turquoise lagoon on Crete's northwestern tip where pink-white sand meets three shades of blue water.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Crete, Greece · Europe
Kolympári is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Geráni, 35km from Samaria Gorge.
Kolympári is a town located in Crete, Greece. With a population of 4,139, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kolympári 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 Kolympári to your route.
Kolymvari (Greek: Κολυμβάρι, Δήμος Κολυμβαρίου), also known as Kolymbari (Greek: Κολυμπάρι), is a coastal town at the southeastern end of the Rodopou peninsula on the Gulf of Chania. Kolymvari was formerly a municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been aRead more
municipal unit of the municipality Platanias. It was also formerly part of the Kissamos province, which covered the northwest of Chania Prefecture. The municipal unit has an area of 149.99 km2 (57.91 sq mi), including the mostly uninhabited and barren Rodopou peninsula to the west and some villages to the south: Rodopou, Afrata, Vasilopoulo, Spilia, Kares, Episkopi, Vouves, Glossa, Panethimos, Nochia, Deliana, Drakona, Ravdouchas, Kalidonia, and Kamisiana.
Kolymvari has only rocky beaches and is thus not as popular with tourists as the nearby resorts of Maleme and Platanias. Near the town is the historic Moni Gonia Monastery. The Spiliakos river enters the sea at Kolymvari.
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Kolympári is located in Crete, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 35.5412 latitude, 23.7799 longitude.
Kolympári has a population of approximately 4,139 people, making it a town in Greece.
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Full driving guide for Greece6 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
A stunning shallow turquoise lagoon on Crete's northwestern tip where pink-white sand meets three shades of blue water.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Crete's most beautiful town with a stunning Venetian harbor, a lighthouse, and Ottoman and Venetian architecture layered across centuries.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A Venetian lighthouse, waterfront tavernas and an Ottoman mosque ring Crete's prettiest old port.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's longest gorge at 16 km on Crete, a dramatic hike through towering walls down to the Libyan Sea.
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.
37 km · about 45 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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