Η πεδιάδα της Μεσαράς βρίσκεται στην νότια μεριά του Νομού Ηρακλείου, σε μια επιμήκη περιοχή που έχει μήκος 50km και πλάτος που δεν ξεπερνάει τα 7km. Στα νότια, η πεδιάδα προστατεύεται από τα άγρια Αστερούσια Όρη, ενώ στην δυτική της πλευρά καταλήγει σε μια τεράστια ακτογραμμή με αμμουδερές παραλίες.
The cave of Agia Sofia is located 47km southwest of Chania, on the western walls of the gorge Topolia. The cave is located near the main road to Elafonisi. On the left of the cave entrance, there is the small church of Agia Sofia. The entrance of the cave has a width of 25m, while the height reaches 20m in many points. The cave has two rooms at different height, the surface of which is full of stalagmites.
Prasonisi beach is located in the Louros area, in a rocky location south of Mount Vouvala and the Pyrgos peak, between Agia Galini and Agios Pavlos. At the points where the mountain slope meets the sea, several small beaches are formed.
The beach of Pahia Ammos (i.e. Coarse Sand) is located on the west side of Paleochora, 79km south of Chania. Pahia Ammos has been awarded with a blue flag, which confirms that this is a safe and clean beach.
Η παραλία της Φυλακής βρίσκεται 3km ανατολικά της Χώρας Σφακίων και 75km νοτιοανατολικά των Χανίων. Η παραλία έχει βότσαλο και κατά τόπους βράχια και δεν είναι ανοιχτή στους ανέμους. Είναι γενικά απομονωμένη, παρά το γεγονός ότι η πρόσβαση με αυτοκίνητο ή περπάτημα από την κοντινή Χώρα Σφακίων είναι εύκολη.
Paliokastro (or Paleokastro) is located 14km west of Heraklion, on the western shores of the Bay of Heraklion. It is a picturesque beach with pebbles, shaped in the exit of a green valley which is crossed by the torrents descending from the village Rogdia. Paliokastro cove is well protected on both sides by tall cliffs and faces east.
The canyon of Diktamos starts 21km east of Chania, next to the village Katochori at an altitude of 300m, and ends 8km eastern, at the village Faragi, at an altitude of 40m, next to the village of Stylos. Thus, it is also known as Katechori Gorge or Stylos Gorge.
