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Platanias and Agia Marina grew up at the
same time, and both are practically identical: a long beach with a town behind
it built for tourists only. Almost everyone here is on a package holiday;
independent travellers do not come here often.
One thing Platanias does have that Agia Marina doesn’t is an old village. The
village is signposted, and whilst it’s not all that interesting, it has some
excellent views of Platanias and the beach. The second
biggest city on Crete Chania is only a few kilometers away.
There are many things to do in Platanias:
bars, mini golf, a go-kart track and so on. The tourists here are predominantly
British and German. Prices here are high for Greece. There are some
international restaurants here (e.g. Chinese, Mexican).
Some hotels rent rooms at reception, whilst
others only take package tourists. There are buses every twenty minutes to Agia
Marina and Chania.
There are also daily buses to Kissamos (about ten daily) and
Kolymbari and Chania (at least one or two per hour) in the
year 2024 (many more in summer than in winter). You can walk to the
Resort Agia Marina or take a bus..
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Online tickets and tours
Chania and surroundings
Some tickets are now bought by many tourists in advance on
the Internet. The queues on the spot are often long, guided tours only take
place on certain days. In the following we have selected some good and
important tickets for you:
1. Hiking tour Samaria Gorge: Full day hiking tour from
Chania to the world famous Samaria Gorge:
More info and booking
2. Tour by bus and boat to Gramvousa and Balos (very
beautiful beach), full day:
More info and booking
3. Bus trip to the
world-famous beach of Elafonisi in Western Crete, all day:
More info and booking
4. Big tour from Chania
to
the countryside on the theme of wine and olives:
More info and booking
5. City tour Chania with food tasting:
More info and booking
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Map Platanias Crete
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