Phaedra Hotel is situated just 7 km away from the picturesque city of Chania, 14 km from the port of Souda and 21 km from Chania International Airport. A bus-stop close to the hotel allows frequent transportation to all the hot-spots of the area.

Kato Stalos and the nearby villages of Ag. Marina and Platanias offer plenty of shops with tourist goods, car rentals, super markets, as well as taverns with traditional cretan food, beach-bars, nightclubs, etc that will satisfy all your needs during the holidays.

Useful distances

21 km from Chania International Airport
7 km away from the city of Chania
14 km from the port of Souda

Elafonisi beach

Located close to the southwest corner of Crete, Elafonisi is in fact an island taking its name from the Greek words 'elafi' and 'nisi' meaning 'deer island'. The beach and island are quite tropical in style with fine white sand and clear turquoise waters. In fine weather you can in fact walk to the island through the shallow water. This beach is a destination in itself for travellers and locals alike.

While visiting Elafonisi you could include visits to the Monastery of Chrysoskalitissa (5km from Elafonisi beach), the nearby ancient city of Polyrinia which is considered to be the oldest city that the Dorians built in Crete (following the Minoan period) as well as the Archaeological Museum of Kissamos housed in a Venetian-Turkish monument.

Falassarna beach

Falassarna is an ancient Greek harbor and today serves as an agricultural area (with olive groves and greenhouses cultivating mainly tomatoes) and huge traveller attraction. Located on the northwest coast of Crete its beach highly visited as it offers a large stretch of sandy beach (wide section of sand before the sea) and crystal clear waters.

Falassarna beach is also filled with activities such as kite-surfing, surfing and even paragliding from the mountain which faces the sea.

Balos lagoon & Gramvousa islet

Take a ferry from Kissamos port (depart daily from May to October) and spend a day sunbathing and swimming at Balos lagoon and the islet of Gramvousa. The tour includes a total 55 minutes spent travelling, while you tour the gulf of Kissamos viewing caves and dramatic landscapes.

Arriving at the private islet of Gramvousa you disembark for 2 hours. A 20 minute walk will get you to the height of a Venetian castle from which you enjoy panoramic views and then continue on to swim at the beach. A 15 minute ferry ride gets you to Balos lagoon - a uniquely beautiful beach with wonderful shells!

Samaria Gorge

A nature-lovers dream, the well-known gorge of Samaria, where thousands of visitors come to Crete to hike this gorge is a 16km (mainly downhill) hike. You can do it in one of 2 ways, either on your own by use of the local bus service from Chania central bus station or by booking an organized tour. Either way, this is a whole day event beginning early in the morning and returning between 19h00-20h00.

The Samaria gorge is a National Park of Greece (home to the Cretan goat 'kri-kri') and a World's Biosphere Reserve located in southwest Crete. It was created by a small river running between the White Mountains (Lefka Ori) and Mount Volakias. This 16km long gorge starts at Omalos at an altitude of 1,250m and ends at the shores of the Libyan Sea at the small coastal town of Agia Roumeli.

Imbros gorge

Imbros gorge is an 8 km long canyon located near Chora Sfakion in southern Crete, runs parallel to the gorge of Samaria, begins at Imbros village at an altitude of 780 meters and ends at Komitades village. A guide is not needed and it is an easy hike.

Once at Komitades village you can take a taxi back to your car (or if you are up to it, hike all the way back). You can hike this gorge all year round excluding only days with heavy rainfall and snow.

Ideal location to discover the island

Elafonisi beach

Falassarna beach

Balos lagoon & Gramvousa islet

Samaria Gorge

Imbros gorge

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