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22 km east of Chania, this pretty little seaside village has two gently shelving sandy beaches fringed by sleepy waterside tavernas as well as a small fishing harbour and little rocky coves, with the sea a marvellous melange of colours from deep aquamarine to a pastel turquoise. A decade ago Almirida was just a fishing village and a weekend watering hole for local Greeks from Chania. Times change of course and Almirida has slowly grown into a small resort with a number of villas, apartments and quite a few hotels. Curiously enough though, the Greeks still come at weekends, the fishermen still fish and the waterside tavernas still have a laid back unhurried atmosphere where time is of no consequence and you can sit for hours lingering over a meal.
The village now has several mini markets as well as a bakers, an internet cafe and a couple of quite trendy bars. Mountain bikes can be hired locally and on the beach you can rent sun beds. The rolling wooded countryside behind Almirida is some of the most beautiful in Crete and a walkers paradise, especially in April and May when spring flowers carpet the landscape in colourful abandon. If you are looking for exciting nightlife Almirida is definitely not a good choice but for a quiet relaxing holiday by the sea, it certainly takes some beating.
Accommodation Guestbook
Almirida
We loved this hotel largely becasue of the pool, because it was not too big and because it was so close to the beach. The pool water is cold because of the system used, and we loved this. The majority of the other guests were young French professionals on an acitivities holiday and they did not use the pool very much. It was rather like having a big pool to ourselves and it has a shallow end too. Information about pools is very important to us, but I usually have to ring up for more information. I think this pool would not be so great for a family with younger children at the beginning and end of the season as it would be too cold.
Janet Tanburn, Jul 2008
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