Káto Karés
District of Karés Kissámou
Crete - Greece

Maleme

Maleme is a town and airport 16 km to the west of Chania, in North Western Crete, Greece. It is located in Platanias municipality, in Chania regional unit. Maleme has a few large hotels and several pleasant apartments close to the beach and some bars and a discothèque at the western end. Its beach is made of fine pebbles and is popular though often less crowded than the beaches of Gerani, Agia Marina and Platanias.

Located at 35.5167, 23.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

No. 30 Squadron RAF

No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the second generation C-130J Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. The squadron operates alongside No. 24 Squadron and No. 47 Squadron all flying the Hercules.

Located at 35.5254, 23.8286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Military units and formations established in 1915, Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons, Military of British Ceylon, 1915 establishments in the United Kingdom

No. 33 Squadron RAF

No. 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Puma HC.1 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.

Located at 35.5254, 23.8286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons, Military units and formations established in 1916, 1916 establishments in the United Kingdom

Drapanias

Drapanias is a small village in northwestern Crete, Chania (regional unit). It is the principal town in the Cretan municipality of Mythimna. It was built in the ruins of the ancient town of Mythimna. The locals describe Drapanias in three parts: Drapanias, Ano Drapanias ("upper Drapanias") and Kato Drapanias ("lower Drapanias"). This part of Drapanias can be accessed via the main road to Kissamos.

Located at 35.492, 23.705 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Argastiri

Argastiri is a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It has 35 residents, its elevation is 650 meters above sea level and it lies 48 km south of Chania. It is within the municipal unit of East Selino (Anatoliko Selino). A battle took place in Argastiri during the Greek War of Independence against the Turks. 450 Greeks under Nikiforos Hatzidakis lost the battle by 2000 Turks under Kaouris, the aga of Kantanos. Nikiforos Hatzidakis was killed.

Located at 35.3333, 23.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Alikianos

Alikianos is the head village of the Mousouri municipal unit in Chania regional unit, Crete located approximately 12.5 kilometers southwest of Chania. Alikianos is best known outside the island for the fierce fighting which took place there during the 1941 Battle of Crete, during which the 8th Greek Regiment (Provisional) helped cover the retreat of the 10th New Zealand Division, to which it was attached.

Located at 35.45, 23.9167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Gulf of Chania

The Gulf of Chania is an embayment of the Sea of Crete in the northwestern region of the island of Crete in present day Greece. One headland forming the Gulf of Chania is the promontory known as the Akrotiri Peninsula.

Located at 35.587, 23.914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Gulfs of Greece, Gulfs of the Aegean Sea

Skafi

Skafi is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino (Anatoliko Selino). The community consists of the following villages (population in 2001): Skafi, pop. 70 Argastiri, pop. 35 Pera Skafi, pop. 62

Located at 35.323, 23.789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Epanochori, Chania

Epanochori is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino (Anatoliko Selino). The community consists of the following villages (population in 2001): Epanochori, pop. 114 Agia Eirini, pop. 84 Prines, pop. 133 Seliniotikos Gyros, pop. 0 Tsiskiana, pop. 30 Agia Eirini is the starting point of the Agia Eirini Gorge.

Located at 35.325, 23.827 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Agia Eirini Gorge

Agia Eirini Gorge (Greek Φαράγγι Αγίας Ειρήνης) is located in the south-west of the island of Crete, Greece, in Lefka Ori. The gorge starts near the village of Agia Eirini and it ends near the village of Sougia, on the south coast. It is 8 kilometres long and 45–500 metres ( ) deep, in a forested area with steep mountain cliffs, and is easy to walk. In 1866, 1,000 women and children escaped from the Turks through this gorge.

Located at 35.2995, 23.8346 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Gorges of Crete

Kampanos

Kampanos is a community and a village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is the seat of the municipal unit of East Selino (Anatoliko Selino). The community consists of the following villages (population in 2001): Kampanos, pop. 205 Maralia, pop. 40 The village is in a basin surrounded by very old olive oil trees, close to the village an old school is located which is the town hall of East Selino. The village is 52km from Chania city center,about 1,10 hours

Located at 35.311, 23.798 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Gerani, Crete

Gerani is a village situated in the municipality of Platanias, Crete, Greece. It has a population of 1222 (according to the 2001 census) and it covers a 6,398 square meters . It is 14 kilometers from Chania, right next to the sea. The Gerani beach is awarded with the Blue Flag. There plenty of traditional tavernas, car rental companies, supermarkets and hotels in the village.

Located at 35.517, 23.876 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Polyrrhenia

Polyrrhenia (modern Greek: Πολυρρηνία - Polyrrinia) is a village and an archaeological site in the Chania regional unit of Crete. It is some 7km inland from Kissamos. It was an important Archaic Period settlement co-temporaneous with Lato and Prinias. Polyrrhenia was an important hilltop town, whose territory occupied the whole western extremity of Crete. According to Strabo, it was founded by Achaeans and Lacedaemonians.

Located at 35.455, 23.652 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Populated places in Ancient Greece, Cretan city-states

Zympragou

Zympragou is a village in Chania regional unit of the island of Crete, Greece. It was part of the former Kissamos Province and belongs to the municipality of Platanias. It has 127 residents. The village is located at an elevation of about 350 meters above sea level. It lies in an agricultural region with significant production of olive oil. It is 35 km southwest of Chania. The biggest church of the village is the church of Saint George. The village is about 3 km south of the town of Voukolies.

Located at 35.4333, 23.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Stalos

Stalos is a village in western Crete. It is about 8 km (5 mi) west of Chania.

Located at 35.5, 23.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Olive tree of Vouves

The Olive tree of Vouves is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in the municipal unit of Kolymvari in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is probably one of the oldest olive trees in the world and still produces olives today. The use of tree ring analysis has proven the tree to be at least 2000 years old. On the other end of the scale, scientists from the University of Crete have estimated it to be 4,000 years old. The trunk has a perimeter of 12.5 m and a diameter of 4.6 m.

Located at 35.4867, 23.7869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Olives, Individual trees, Landmarks in Greece, Chania (regional unit)

Floria

Floria is a small village in the Selino province of southwest Crete, Greece. Floria is part of the Kandanos municipality and, according to the latest census, has around 60 inhabitants. On 23 May 1941 and while the Battle of Crete was unfolding, Floria was the location of a fierce battle between advancing German troops and the local population, who spontaneously decided to resist them.

Located at 35.3781, 23.7315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Maleme Airport

Maleme Airport is an airport situated at Maleme, Crete. It has two runways (13/31 and 03/21) with no lights. The airport has closed for commercial aviation, but the Chania Aeroclub continues to use it. The airport operated until 1959 as the main public airport of Chania. As of 2012 the Hellenic Air Force makes limited use of the facility. Maleme Airport became a historic World War II site when many German parachutists landed there in May 1941 as part of the Battle of Crete.

Located at 35.5294, 23.8323 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Airports in Greece, Chania, Buildings and structures in Crete

Moni Gonia Monastery

Moni Gonia Monastery, Monastery of Our Lady of Gonia or Monastery of Panaghia Odigitria is an orthodox monastery located 1 km north of Kolymvari and some 26 km from Chania, on the coast of the south-east Rodopos peninsula in Crete, Greece, overlooking the Gulf of Chania.

Located at 35.5506, 23.7767 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Monasteries in Crete

Razing of Kandanos

The Razing of Kandanos (Greek: Καταστροφή της Καντάνου) or the Holocaust of Kandanos (Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα της Καντάνου) refers to the complete destruction of the village of Kandanos in Western Crete and the killing of about 180 of its inhabitants on 3 June 1941 by German occupying forces during World War II. It was ordered by Generaloberst Kurt Student in reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete that had held advancing German soldiers for two days.

Located at 35.3276, 23.7421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1941, Mass murder in 1941, Nazi war crimes, 1941 in Greece, Massacres in Greece during World War II, Battle of Crete

Massacre of Kondomari

The Massacre of Kondomari (Greek: Σφαγή στο Κοντομαρί) refers to the execution of male civilians from the village of Kondomari in Crete by an ad hoc firing squad consisting of German paratroopers on 2 June 1941 during World War II. The shooting was the first of a long series of mass reprisals in Crete. It was orchestrated by Generaloberst Kurt Student, in retaliation for the participation of Cretans in the Battle of Crete which had ended with the surrender of the island only two days earlier.

Located at 35.5, 23.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1941, Nazi war crimes, 1941 in Greece, Mass murder in 1941, Massacres in Greece during World War II, Battle of Crete