Location: Chania in Greece
Nearest Airport:
Chania International at 25
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Nearest Ferry:
Chania at 10
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 4
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Car: recommended
Situated 6 kilometers far from Chania, at the West, Galatas is a tourist village 4 kilometers far from the sea, just off the National Road to Kissamos (Kastelli), with 2.120 permanent residents. The area is mainly agricultural and the village has seen quite a development in tourism in the past few years and buildings now go all the way down to the coast.
The famous little port of Kato Galatas, mentioned so many times in the songs of the famous Greek composer, Mikis Theodorakis, is also here. Galatas is also his hometown. One kilometer away and ninety meters higher uphill is the historical village of Pano Galatas. Galatas was built in 961 AD by Byzantine families on the ruins of ancient residences. Because of its strategic site, Galatas was always the scene of battles against would-be conquerors. In the historic 1941 Battle of Crete, during World War II, the resistance at Galatas played a very important role by holding out for a whole week before defeat.