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Platanias

Platanias

 

Platanias is the largest tourist resort in West Crete. It is built along a sandy beach and caters mainly to tourists (a good proportion of them Scandinavians) who come to Crete on package tours.

 

Getting there:   It is located on the main coastal road, 14 km from Chania with frequent buses.

Atmosphere:   A busy resort. Some love it and some don't.

Accommodation:   Platanias has everything from luxury hotels to simple rooms.

Restaurants:  Many restaurants and eateries of all kinds.

Shopping:   Plenty of shopping opportunities for when you are not lying on the beach or by the pool

Nightlife:   Many bars and a few discotheques. Probably the liveliest nightlife in West Crete (but nothing like Malia!)

Beach:   A long wide sandy beach which is sometimes a little exposed to the wind and can, on occasions, have treacherous currents.

Platanias on the web:   Platanias village