Paleochora town tour

Water's Edge Cafe

Our start point at the water's Edge cafe choosen for it's excellent breakfasts and warm welcome

View along the water front

View to the harbour and central Paleohora

The Crocodile

The famous outcrop of land strongly resembling a crocodile

Caravella restraunt

The first of many excellent restraurants around the harbour

Cafe at the Harbour

This used to be a family own mini market but is now quite a 'posh' cafe where people often gather waiting for the ferrys. A ferry ticket office (and taxi) can be seen to the left of the cafe there's another one up the road to the right on the right.

Ferry Harbour

Promenade

A popular walk way in the evenings with lots of excellent restaurants with tables out on the street.

Maria's Restaurant

One of our favourites

Oriental Restraunt

The 'stony beach is too the right, despite the name it's very popular

Cemetery

The town cemetery turn left here.

Manto

They do a wonderful all you can eat buffet breakfast here.

Bus station

Yes it is a bus station! Get all your bus tickets here to Chania, Samaria, Irini Gorge etc.

Photo

Wasteland

This cut through takes you from one side of town to the other, there's some villas and some half built buildings but it is also a handy place to park your car when it is busy or you want to park it off the roads which can be very narrow

Sandy Beach Road

At the end of the cut though you reach the Sandy Beach road, cross straight over and head for the Jetee Bar.

Jetee Beach Bar

Great place for a lunch stop or early evening cocktail, lots of shady places to sit and a cool place to hang out.

Sandy Beach

Lots of brollies to hire, bars/cafe at each end and restaurants and supermarkets all along the beach front. Head back to the road if you want to walk on the pavement.

Post Office

Should you need one, not sure what hours it is open .....

Petrakis Supermarket

One of two large supermarkets, this one is family run and has a great selection of fruit and veg.

Striking Staute

A bit of art along the seafront.

Road back to town/ferry/promenade

This is the road back to the main shops, seafront restaruants, bars and ferry port.

Third Eye Vegetarian Restaurant

This is the only dedicated veggie restaurant so we have taken a short detour, great outside terrace with vines.

Castelo Cafe Bar

Another great place to stop for breakfast, lunch or drink, it has great views over the Sandy Beach and you can see the sunset from here.

Crazy Art

Another sculpture on the road that leads to the commercial port and the fort.

Commercial Port

This is where the fishing boats are kept and the smaller ferries when not in service, you can walk around it.

Dog Sanctuary

Hidden in the tree is a dog orphanage for abandoned dogs.

Wooden scuptures

On the back road up to the Venetian Port, you pass the back of the Aris Hotel with some interesting bits of wood.

Road to Fort

Follow this dusty road up to the fort, you can drive up but its not a good road.

Footpath to Fort

You can leave the road and follow the footpath direct to the fort.

Venetian Fort

Have a wonder around the walls and the ruins there is a new information board telling you all about the fort.

Great views

From the west side of the fort you can get a great view of the town and the sandy beach and see amazing sunsets (very romantic.....).

Steps down to town

Head for the information board and you will find the steps down to town, passing a newish restaruant on the way with great views.

Evangelistra Church

The biggest church in Paleohora, very pretty inside and out.

Road from Church

This is the road down to the 'Crossroads' where all the bars are clustered, a very lively place at night, also some shops.