The Area

The Area

Marathi

Marathi is located in the southeastern part of the peninsula of Akrotiri in Chania, Crete, 16 km from the city of Chania.

Reasons to come to Marathi :

  • A crystal-clear sea and two waveless beaches.
  • The taverns and cafes by the sea, over viewing to the coasts and the mountains across the bay of Souda.
  • Marathi is the ideal beach for families with children.

The most important advantage with the beaches in Marathi, is that you’ll almost never see the sea with waves, even when it blows in western Crete.

Beaches in Akrotiri

Chania is famous for its wonderful beaches with golden sand and crystal-clear blue water. It is a fact that some of the most wonderful and famous beaches of Greece are located in Chania. The visitor can find in Akrotiri well organized beaches with sunbeds, umbrellas, water sports, restaurants, taverns and coffee-bars, which provide high quality services or can discover the pure, unexplored beaches.

At Akrotiri there are 4 beaches that have been awarded with the Blue Flag:

  • Marathi beach distance from apartments 0 km
  • Stavros beach distance from apartments 18 km
  • Agios Onoufrios beach distance from apartments 17 km
  • Kalathas beach distance from apartments 15 km

Also you can visit:

  • Seitan Limani beach 16km away is a famous unorganized beach.
  • Loutraki beach 2km away where you can find our family cafe-restaurant, where you will have 10% discount with the card given to you upon arrival.

Sightseeings in Akrotiri

The Patriarchal Monastery of Agia Triada Tsagarolon is one of the most important monasteries of the end of the Venetian Empire in Crete with a great contribution to the History and Education of the island. It is located on the foot of Stavros mountain chain, in the area “Tzompomilos” of Meleha cape.

Gouverneto Monastery or Lady of Angels is one of the oldest monasteries of Crete and constitutes a sample of orthodoxe monasterial architecture. It was built in 1537 in altitude of 260 metres by monks of the Catholic church that abandoned the place due to piracy.

The monastery of Timios Prodromos is located in Korakies of Akrotiri. It is a historical woman’s cloth monastery that is known to local people as the monastery of nuns. The monastery was destroyed many times by the different conquerors of Crete and thus the valuable files that could help for the precise dating of the monastery were lost.

The graves of Venizelos family is one of the most popular places that offer a panoramic view of Chania, only a few kilometres east of the city, on the road to Akrotiri and airport. Here are located the graves of the charismatic Greek politician, and seven times Prime Minister of Greece, Eleftherios Venizelos, and his son, Sofoklis Venizelos, who was also Prime Minister of Greece from 1943 to 1952.

Chania Old Town

The Egyptian Lighthouse, which is one of the oldest in the world, prevails in the old Port of Chania. The sea-tossed stone lighthouse that is located at the edge of the breakwater, is not only the “guard” of the old Venetian port, but also its most famous jewel.

During the Venetian occupation (1204 – 1669), the need for the closer presence of Venetians in Crete made them construct a large number of “Neoria” (arsenal) in Chania, where the ships would be repaired during the winter. The construction of the first two “Neoria” in Chania was completed in 1526. In 1593, sixteen “Neoria” had already been constructed.

The Municipal Market of Chania, the large building of 4000 square meters in the centre of Chania is the “heart” of the city. Its foundation started on August 14, 1911, at the place that was the main rampart of the fortification during the Venetian period, and the construction of the building was completed during the second half of 1913.

In Chania Old Town at Chalidon Street 74, lies our family business Closet: Clothes , Linen & jewelry boutique, where you can have 10% discount.