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Marmara Beach

Sfakia, Chania · Free

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Entry: Free

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About

A cluster of marble coves at the mouth of the Aradena gorge, with a taverna above.

Marmara is a set of little coves with smooth white rocks at the end of the Aradena gorge, 5 km west of Loutro. You get there by hiking the gorge (under two hours) or by boat. There is a taverna above the beach and a few sunbeds.

Sfakia is the proud mountain region of south Chania, famous for its fierce resistance to every occupier of Crete. The White Mountains drop straight into the Libyan Sea here, leaving only small villages like Chora Sfakion, Loutro and Agia Roumeli, some reachable only on foot or by boat. Famous gorges, including Samaria, Imbros and Aradena, cut through the mountains. Try the Sfakian pie, a thin pancake filled with soft cheese and drizzled with honey, in one of the harbour tavernas.

Around Sfakia

South coast, on the Libyan Sea
Nearest town: Chora Sfakion, about 9 km by road
Nearest airport: Chania airport (CHQ), about 50 km by road

The west of Crete is the island at its most dramatic. Chania has the most beautiful Venetian old town on Crete, wrapped around a harbour with a lighthouse and a domed mosque. In the evening the narrow lanes of Splantzia and the old Jewish quarter fill up with tavernas and small bars. More about Chania