Getting there: You
need to drive over the mountains from the north coast on a good
but very winding road. Some public buses.
Atmosphere: Laid
back and very traditional. This gets interrupted a couple of
times in the afternoon by the arrival of the ferry-boat from
Agia Roumeli (and the gorge of Samaria) which disgorges hundreds
of exhausted hikers. They generally go straight to the awaiting
buses and are gone within minutes.
Accommodation: Plenty
of nice simple accommodation.
Restaurants: Quite
a few good restaurants located right on the sea front.
Shopping: All
you need for basic needs but not much more than that.
Nightlife: None
but you can make your own!
Beach: A
small, quiet beach with fine pebble is located right in the village.
The nice beaches of Ilingas, Filaki and Sweet Water Beach are located
within walking distance.
Miscellaneous: Chora
Sfakion is a great place if you want to get a sense of traditional
Crete.
Miscellaneous: Sfakia
Crete is one of the most comprehensive Cretan
web sites Photos
of Sfakia contains a very large photo gallery
of the region.
Photos of Chora Sfakion
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