Stavros Akrotiri Crete satellite map and resort report

Greek island holidays | Stavros, Akrotiri Crete

Although the beach area of STAVROS is very attractive the village itself is quite the opposite. Indeed many hesitate to call it a village at all as it is little more than a conglomeration of houses and latterly apartments and holiday hotels.
It is found on the northern tip of the Akrotiri peninsula about 14km from Chania. There are usually about six buses daily to Chania but they can be irregular and you are better off visiting the place with your own transport. There are a couple of restaurants and a few shops, no nightlife to speak of and row upon row of drab and characterless apartments, most of them empty out of the summer season.
A couple of mini markets have basic supplies while a larger supermarket is 3km away at Chorafakia. The beaches however, there are two either side of a narrow headland are set in a dramatically beautiful bays with large rock outcrops behind. Many beach scenes from the movie 'Zorba the Greek' were filmed here.
To the east is a small beach and fishing harbour and to the west a longer stretch of sand with rocks and rock pools further along the shore. There is a small beach cantina serving the basics and a taverna over the beach road. Both beaches tend to be very quiet during the week but fill up at weekends as this is a very popular place with the locals.
There are beaches to enjoy nearby including Kalathias, about 6km to the south where there is windsurfing and scuba diving. The rest of Akrotiri is a fine pace for nature lovers with plenty of hiking paths, some old monasteries and ancient ruins to visit.