Nea Chora

Nea Chora is a long sandy beach, located 1km west of Chania city center, along the Akti Papanikoli Street and opposite Lazaretta islet. You can walk to here from Chania old harbor, since it takes around 15 minutes. 

The main beach of Nea Chora is very well organized, with several amenities nearby. It is a nice sandy beach, with rocks in some places. Nea Chora is ideal for those that do not want to leave the city centre. Beyond the east side of the beach, there is the old soap factory (you can still see it's high chimney) and the old sanatorium of Chania.

The west end of the beach is the river of Kladissos. From there a pedestrian bridge leads to the quiet beach of Kladissos at the area of Daratsos.

Nea Chora is popular to locals for it's fish taverns. Of course, there are many taverns, restaurants, snack bars and cafes in the area. The "Sardine Festival" is organized every summer at the beach of Nea Chora, with traditional music, dances and free fish for the visitors.

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0.7 km Kladissos beach ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 0.9 km Lazaretta islet ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 1 km Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Collection of Chania (San Salvatore) ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 1.1 km Maritime museum of Crete ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 1.1 km Municipal Art Gallery of Chania ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 1.1 km Fortress Firkas ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.1 1.1 km Catholic Church in Chania ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.6 1.1 km Folklore Museum of Chania - Cretan House ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 1.2 km Trimartiri Cathedral at Chania ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 1.2 km Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque (Giali Tzamisi) ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 1.2 km Chania Lighthouse ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 1.3 km Byzantine Wall of Chania ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 1.3 km Ancient Kydonia ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 1.4 km Santa Maria dei Miracoli ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 1.4 km Center of Mediterranean Architecture (Great Shipyard) ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2 1.4 km Greek National Football Museum ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 1.5 km Chrissi Akti beach (Golden Beach) in Chania ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.6 1.5 km Saint Rocco Church ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0

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