this year we are booked to go to Platanias in Crete, as i understand it is close to Chania and Agia Marina so we assume we will visit both those places too.
But if anybody has any comments to Platanias you are very welcome to tell me anything you know about it, all information is good information for me.
in example, trips we can take, special places or sights in or arround Platanias, animals life that need to be seen etc etc. theese where just some examples, anything you wanna tell me about the place please do ! :-)
oh.. and if anybody know anything about the hotel called "geraniotis" i would really like all information you would have about it, cus i cant find any information about it in the hotel reviews.
and...... several places on the forum i see people mention "platanes" , is platanes and Platanias the same place ? platanes is often mentioned as "close" to rethymnon, but as i can see it Platanias is allso close to Rethymnon, is platanes and platanias the same place ?
EDIT: i was just looking on google Earth, and there i see 2 places called platanias near Chania, 1 east of Chania placed in rethymnon bay( i assume this is the placed called "platanes?) and 1 west of Chania where we are going this summer, right next to Agia Marina. Have i gotten this summery right ? hehe ... sorry for all the stupid questions about this, the most important is that i get info about Platanias the city to the west of Chania where we are going, what to do, what to see what to hear and what to feel :-)
In the resort reviews people talk about platanias as if it is in skiathos, so...... is there 2 places called Platanias ? 1 in crete and 1 in skiathos?
Hi Champ
I stayed in Maleme which was very near to a resort called Platanias, which we visited four or five times whilst on that particular holiday.
From your explanation though I am a bit confused and am worried about giving the (little bit of) information I have in case it's the wrong one.
Do you know if your Platanais is the one about a kilometre or two from Maleme?
Doe
I stayed in Maleme which was very near to a resort called Platanias, which we visited four or five times whilst on that particular holiday.
From your explanation though I am a bit confused and am worried about giving the (little bit of) information I have in case it's the wrong one.
Do you know if your Platanais is the one about a kilometre or two from Maleme?
Doe
yes i can see a placed called meleme close to platanias on google earth, i little to the west side a few km away, the place that have the german cemetary.
so please give me any info you must have:-)
so please give me any info you must have:-)
Hi Champ
Well my information is quite limited as I stayed in an All Inclusive hotel in Maleme.
Platanias as a resort ran along both sides of a very long road probably for about a kilometer in length. If you continued by bus (another 20mins ?) it would eventually take you in to Chania.
It's a tourist type resort rather than traditional village, with bars, restaurants, cafes, ice cream parlours running along both sides of the road and is geared to the Brit market. All sort of price ranges.
There was also a few traditional restaurants as well as we ate in one on a Saturday night. Plenty of tourists shops selling beachstuff, towels, jewellery, leather handbags, the odd small supermarket etc.
You didn't say if you were in an hotel or SC, but it would be a good place for a SC holiday due to the aforementioned.
Chania itself is lovely, with a Venitian style harbour, lots of narrow streets with good shopping, lots of leather shops, an undercover market. It has a more traditional Greek feel to it. There will be buses from Platanias to Chania.
Hope this helps a bit.
Doe
Well my information is quite limited as I stayed in an All Inclusive hotel in Maleme.
Platanias as a resort ran along both sides of a very long road probably for about a kilometer in length. If you continued by bus (another 20mins ?) it would eventually take you in to Chania.
It's a tourist type resort rather than traditional village, with bars, restaurants, cafes, ice cream parlours running along both sides of the road and is geared to the Brit market. All sort of price ranges.
There was also a few traditional restaurants as well as we ate in one on a Saturday night. Plenty of tourists shops selling beachstuff, towels, jewellery, leather handbags, the odd small supermarket etc.
You didn't say if you were in an hotel or SC, but it would be a good place for a SC holiday due to the aforementioned.
Chania itself is lovely, with a Venitian style harbour, lots of narrow streets with good shopping, lots of leather shops, an undercover market. It has a more traditional Greek feel to it. There will be buses from Platanias to Chania.
Hope this helps a bit.
Doe
thank you for the info.
We are living on a hotel called Geraniotis, a 4 star hotel 500 meters outside the town center, the hotel is placed allone at this erea and therfore should be a quiet place, and a short walk into town for 500 meters is good to have :-) this is what i have seen from pictures and google earth as i can see the hotel there.
We are living on a hotel called Geraniotis, a 4 star hotel 500 meters outside the town center, the hotel is placed allone at this erea and therfore should be a quiet place, and a short walk into town for 500 meters is good to have :-) this is what i have seen from pictures and google earth as i can see the hotel there.
i hope and think it will be a good holliday, but i am sure there are more people that has been there that could tell me a little more about what to do and see while we are there, trips to take , special places etc.
Hi,
I've known the area around Agia Marina (inc. Platanias) since the 1970's when the beaches were grassy and the developments at sea level were minimal. The original villages were back and up a bit as you will discover. I prefer Agia Marina but both are highly developed these days. At one time it was all Germans, due to the war cemetary at nearby Malame, then the Brits took over and now it's mainly Scandinavian. Few Brit tour operators cover it these days. You're in for a treat because you have the best part of Crete on your doorstep....the White Mountains, Falasarna, Chania, Paleochora, Elafonissi, the list is endless. It's much nicer now that the Brits have moved east (less vomit on the pavements!) but it's still lively with all the tavernas, bars, clubs and activities you could wish for. The Platanias beach is not the best but hop on a bus and in less than 5 minutes, at the Chania end of Agia Marina (around the Santa Marina Hotel, you'll find better ones. The best though is Falasarna (voted best in Europe a couple of years ago!).
My wife and I have a 6 year old daughter and she loves it. We've made several friends there and there's never a dull moment. There are some good restaurants back from the main road through Platanias......I could write a book about North West Crete! Enjoy it but be sure to get into the Mountains.
Have fun.
I've known the area around Agia Marina (inc. Platanias) since the 1970's when the beaches were grassy and the developments at sea level were minimal. The original villages were back and up a bit as you will discover. I prefer Agia Marina but both are highly developed these days. At one time it was all Germans, due to the war cemetary at nearby Malame, then the Brits took over and now it's mainly Scandinavian. Few Brit tour operators cover it these days. You're in for a treat because you have the best part of Crete on your doorstep....the White Mountains, Falasarna, Chania, Paleochora, Elafonissi, the list is endless. It's much nicer now that the Brits have moved east (less vomit on the pavements!) but it's still lively with all the tavernas, bars, clubs and activities you could wish for. The Platanias beach is not the best but hop on a bus and in less than 5 minutes, at the Chania end of Agia Marina (around the Santa Marina Hotel, you'll find better ones. The best though is Falasarna (voted best in Europe a couple of years ago!).
My wife and I have a 6 year old daughter and she loves it. We've made several friends there and there's never a dull moment. There are some good restaurants back from the main road through Platanias......I could write a book about North West Crete! Enjoy it but be sure to get into the Mountains.
Have fun.
thank you for the info, i really appritiate it!
been 2 times to greece before, in Corfu and Rhodes and liked both places, som i am sure i will like this place too.
I really wanna go for a trip in the mountains, i love to see animals ang going on trips in mountains, i really look forward to this trip.
Does anybody know at what time of year the Caretta (turtle) is comming to the shore to spawn? or can theese turtles be seen all year arround ?
been 2 times to greece before, in Corfu and Rhodes and liked both places, som i am sure i will like this place too.
I really wanna go for a trip in the mountains, i love to see animals ang going on trips in mountains, i really look forward to this trip.
Does anybody know at what time of year the Caretta (turtle) is comming to the shore to spawn? or can theese turtles be seen all year arround ?
You'll find North West Crete much less British than Corfu and Rhodes especially if you get up into the White Mountains. In fact even in Platanias you won't find many Brits (or Germans) these days.
Is there any place we can try scooba Diving in this erea?
Platanes is near Rethymno and Platanias is a village just 10 km from the city of Chania ....two different places of Crete...
Thanks Demen,Iwas also puzzled about Platanes and Platanias,we're staying in Platanes I think,it's about 5 km from Rethymnon according to the brochure.
yes, platanes is on the other side of Chania, right next to rethymnon.
So you are correct about that.
if you look at google earth you can see all you want fra those places, its a beautiful program to use to look arround on your hooliday places :-)
So you are correct about that.
if you look at google earth you can see all you want fra those places, its a beautiful program to use to look arround on your hooliday places :-)
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