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Nikos apartments in Chania Crete. Low prices luxury family accommodation
just a few steps from Chania old town, and 5 min from Chania town
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Agia Marina is 9 km away from Chania in the way to Castelli. It took its
name from the church which is located on the small hill of the old village.The
endless olive plantations, orangeries and all kindsof fruit-bearing
trees with the limpid seashores make Agia Marina a modern touristic resort.
There is a beautiful
2.5 kilometer beach with all the standard facilities.The thin golden pink
sand of this beach and the trees along the seafront create an exotic setting
Looking to the north, 400 meters
out at sea, is the island of Agii Theodori(Saint Theodor).It symbolizes
the local holy guardian.In the ancient times the little island wasconsidered
to be a great monster coming from the sea, with it's mouth wide open to
swallow the nearby village
Agia Marina. Poseidon, the god of the sea transformed the monster into rock,
so as to save the village.Also according to mythology the golden color of
the sand was created by the flames that came from the mouth of the terrible
monster.In 1574, during the Venetian dominion, it was decided to fortify
it, in order to prevent the Turks from landing in PLATANIAS.
So they built a multi-angled fortress on the highest point of the island
and called it Turluru, and another multi-angled fortress at a lower level,
which they called San Theodoro or San Francesco. There we find a three-aisled
chapel of the St. Theodori, but only its foundations remain today. At the
present time, the island serves as a rearing place for the Cretan mountain
goat, kri-kri, and is protected area.
Very close to the beach, and only 500 meters away,
is the traditional village of Pano Agia Marina(upper Agia Marina).Here you
will see lovely traditinal Cretan houses and hospitable restaurants serve
original Cretan dishes in a traditional atmosphere.In
Pano Agia Marina there is also a cave (WATERCAVE) with unknown length, which become an issue of study for
archaeologists and speleologists from all over the world.
AGIA MARINA is a beautiful, fully organized small
society with Bank dragstore many shops Gas Stations, Hotels, Pensions,Restaurants
- Taverns, Rent a Car, Cafe bar, Club, Disco, Travel Agencies, Jewelleries,
water sports camping and many other touristic enterprises.
Every season offers hospitality
at least to 50000 visitors and many of them have become regular visitors
and friends with the inhabitants of the Community.We are waiting for you
to offer you our warm hospitality.