Getting there: Superb
drive over the mountains on a very windy road. It will take you
about an hour from the northern village of Vrisses (unless you
are familiar with the road in which case you can make it in much
less time). There
are a few public buses from and to Chania every day.
Atmosphere: Hora
Sfakion is laid back and very traditional. It gets busy a couple
of times in the afternoon when the ferry-boat from
Agia Roumeli (and the gorge of Samaria) arrives and disgorges
hundreds of exhausted hikers. They generally go straight to the
awaiting buses and are gone within minutes.
Accommodation: Plenty
of nice simple accommodation. All of it is family run so no package
tours here.
Restaurants: Several
good restaurants located right on the sea front and also one right
above the beach.
Shopping: There
are several shops which will provide most of your basic needs but
if you want more (a pharmacy for example) you will need to get
it on the north coast.
Nightlife: None
but you can make your own! A few cafés stay open late.
Beach: There
is a small, quiet beach with fine pebble in the
village. The nice beaches of Ilingas, Filaki and Sweet Water
Beach are located within walking distance.
On the web : Sfakia
Crete is one of the most comprehensive Cretan
web sites Photos
of Sfakia contains a very large photo gallery
of the region.
A few photos of Chora Sfakion
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