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Getting there: Maleme
is located
16 km from Chania, frequent bus connections.
Atmosphere: The
beach front is quiet, there is not much of a village so it is lacking
in any type of atmosphere
Accommodation: A few
large hotels and several pleasant apartments close to the beach.
Restaurants: Some
restaurants.
Shopping: A
few shops cover basic neds
Nightlife: Some bars
and a discotheque at the western end of Maleme.
Beach: The beach is
made of fine pebbles and is far less crowded than the beaches of
Gerani, Agia Marina and Platanias.
Addtional comments: Maleme
is best known as the place where German paratroopers invaded Crete
in 1941. More than half of them lost their life
in the attack and are buried in the German
war cemetery l ocated on the hills above
Maleme.
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