1.2 km
Malia Beach
Long sandy beach with shallow water and the busiest nightlife strip on Crete behind it.
Sandstrände · Chersonissos
Dörfer & Städte
Malia
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- Entry
- Free
About
Party resort with a Minoan palace.
Malia is a coastal town about 34 km east of Heraklion, known for its beaches and its nightlife. The main strip is busy with bars and clubs in summer, popular with young people.
But Malia also has an old village with narrow lanes, whitewashed houses and traditional tavernas. And just east of the town lies the Minoan palace of Malia, one of the most important archaeological sites in Crete.
The beach at Malia is long and sandy, and the eastern end towards the palace is quieter. Behind the town, the villages of Mochos and Krasi in the hills are traditional and cool, and Krasi has one of the oldest plane trees in Greece. If you stay in Malia, don't miss an early morning visit to the palace, before the heat and the crowds.
Around Chersonissos
- Nearest town: Malia, about 1 km by road
- Nearest airport: Heraklion airport (HER), about 34 km by road
Heraklion is the heart of Minoan Crete and the island’s busiest region. Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum are the two places almost everyone visits, and they work well together on one day. In the south, the wide Messara plain holds the palace of Phaistos, the Roman ruins of Gortyna and the famous caves above the bay of Matala. More about Heraklion
Worth seeing nearby
- Minoan Palace of MaliaAusgrabungsstätten · 3.0 km
- MochosDörfer & Städte · 4.2 km
- Lychnostatis Open Air MuseumMuseen · 5.4 km
- SissiDörfer & Städte · 6.0 km
Things to do in Heraklion
Anreise
In Malia itself, easy to reach on foot.
On the map
35.28255, 25.46262 · See on map
In der Nähe
2.6 km
Potamos Beach
Long golden beach at Malia with tamarisk shade, much calmer than the main strip.
Sandstrände · Chersonissos
2.9 km
Stalida Beach
A long sandy beach between Hersonissos and Malia, a bit more relaxed and family friendly.
Sandstrände · Chersonissos
3.0 km
Minoan Palace of Malia
The third great Minoan palace, right by the sea.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Chersonissos
4.2 km
Mochos
A mountain village of olive oil and wine above Malia.
Dörfer & Städte · Chersonissos
5.4 km
Lychnostatis Open Air Museum
Old Cretan village life near Hersonissos.
Museen · Chersonissos
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