Situated Seitan Ports, on the northeast side of the Akrotiri peninsula in western Crete, 20 km from the city of Chania, there is a beach different from all others.
Stretches of water penetrating between the steep cliffs of Cape creating small bays. In one of them is the well hidden beach.
The location is known as Seitan Ports. The word Seitan is Turkish, apparently left by the Turkish occupation of Crete, and is translated as impish. Therefore the Seitan Ports translated as Diavololimana.
However, the beach at Port Seitan shows more heavenly than devilish. Admire color sea!
Access to Port Seitan
To go to Port Seitan will follow the road to the airport of Chania. After turning on the airport will continue to Chordaki village 2. At the village entrance, turn right and before the road climb to the top of Mount Skloka 3 will continue again right to the church of St. Raphael.
After the chapel of San Rafael, the road continues strongly downwards by successive hairpins and takes you above the beach, where you can park.
Pedestrians will walk down the path that leads to the beautiful beach Seitan Ports.
Stretches of water penetrating between the steep cliffs of Cape creating small bays. In one of them is the well hidden beach.
The location is known as Seitan Ports. The word Seitan is Turkish, apparently left by the Turkish occupation of Crete, and is translated as impish. Therefore the Seitan Ports translated as Diavololimana.
However, the beach at Port Seitan shows more heavenly than devilish. Admire color sea!
Access to Port Seitan
To go to Port Seitan will follow the road to the airport of Chania. After turning on the airport will continue to Chordaki village 2. At the village entrance, turn right and before the road climb to the top of Mount Skloka 3 will continue again right to the church of St. Raphael.
After the chapel of San Rafael, the road continues strongly downwards by successive hairpins and takes you above the beach, where you can park.
Pedestrians will walk down the path that leads to the beautiful beach Seitan Ports.
