Chania - Kolimbari
After the bridge of Kladissou, starts the northern coastal road from the county that reaches Kolymvari. It is the most developed tourist and one of the most beautiful of all Crete. Beautiful beaches right on the island of Aghii Theodori, sleepless guardian-angel by the seaside. Small hills are gorgeous, important monuments left, complete the picture. Into this narrow strip of land took place the most devastating fighting in the Battle of Crete. The monuments of the fallen, the pain and memories of executed ones, are still kept alive. In recent years there is a noticeable tourism development. Beautiful beaches, hotels and restaurants, souvenir shops offer the visitor a choice of any kind. From May until October, a mosaic of people flood the area. People from all over the world, meet here and enjoy the beauty of the place and the hospitality of its people. The Golden Coast, Coast of the Apostles, Kalamaki, Platanias, Aghia Marina, succeed one another. Excellent clubs, seafront cafes, restaurant,
bathed in the smell of the sea meet every need for fun. It is worth visiting the monuments. The war memorial in the center of Galata. The message left by the Germans: “Section of paratroopers after a hard battle won and took today the village of Galatas. This had been captured three times by our troops and recaptured three times from their enemies.” The surrounding hills will tell for centuries the sacrifice of New Zealanders, Australians, British and Cypriots but also the tenacity of the German occupier. From the boundaries of New Cydonia by Kato Stalos, Aghia Marina begins. Beautiful beach, “Callistus seashore” says Daper in the tour in 1836. Opposite Aghia Marina resting lazily the island of Aghii Theodori. The rocky island has a circumference of 3800 meters and a height of 185 m. “Akitio” the ancients have said, because it was uninhabited. Theodorou or Aghii Theodori called by the locals. In ancient times, it was the beast in the open sea, that wanted to
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