Chóra Sfakíon
in Chania of Crete, Greece
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Chania International Airport (23 mi) - Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (60 mi)
- Kithira Airport (97 mi)
- Milos Airport (105 mi)
- Sitia Airport (111 mi)
- Santorini Airport (112 mi)
- Paros Airport (137 mi)
- Naxos Airport (147 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.202 and 24.137 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 12' 6" and E 24° 8' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Modern Greek, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:48 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:01 am and 5:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -22.661 and -152.805 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Motu Ura - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Greece.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Greece. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Chóra Sfakíon
Chóra Sfakíon in Chania (Crete) with it's 243 citizens is a city in Greece about 193 mi (or 311 km) south of Athens, the country's capital city.
Local time in Chóra Sfakíon is now 09:48 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Chóra Sfakíon, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Greece is Chania International Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vryses, Chania, Kastri, Rethymno and Gerani. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
20°C (67 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sifis Hotel
Oasis Hotel
Madares Hotel
Hotel Lefka Ori
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Chora Sfakion
http://sfakia.creteisland.gr.
Kreta - droga do Chora Sfakion
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F800GS: Crete - Chora Sfakion to Anopoli
21/05/2011 Chora Sfakion to Anopoli, Crete Ride report here: http://www.symoska.gr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=82.
on the raod from Vrysson to Chora Sfakion
Crete - Greece - August 2009 We went from Falasarna to Frangocastelo, this is a small part of the road few KM before Chora Skafion.
2010-10-11 Chora Sfakion - Crete
Hochladen auf 2010/10/17.
With boat from Hora Sfakion to Loutro 1 juli 2010
Crete by boat, Chora Sfakion-Loutro, Ilingas Beach.
With boat from Hora Sfakion to Loutro 1 juli 2010
Crete by boat, Chora Sfakion-Loutro.
Ntourountous Bakery, Sfakia. Spot 3
Ntourountous Bakery at Chora Sfakion. If you want to take a closer look at our bakery, our history, our products of even see more photos and videos, visit our website at http://www.ntourountous.gr.
Ntourountous Bakery, Sfakia. Spot 2
Ntourountous Bakery at Chora Sfakion. If you want to take a closer look at our bakery, our history, our products of even see more photos and videos, visit our website at http://www.ntourountous.gr.
Ntourountous Bakery, Sfakia. Spot 5
Ntourountous Bakery at Chora Sfakion. If you want to take a closer look at our bakery, our history, our products of even see more photos and videos, visit our website at http://www.ntourountous.gr.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Sfakia
Sfakiá is a mountainous area in the southwestern part of the island of Crete, in the Chania regional unit. It is considered one of the few places in Greece to never have been fully occupied by foreign powers. With a 2011 census population of 1,889 inhabitants living on a land area of 467,58 km², Sfakia is one of the largest and least densely populated municipalities on the island of Crete. The etymology of its name is disputed.
Hora Sfakion
Error: Image is invalid or non-existent. Hóra Sfakíon or Sfakia is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous region of Sfakiá, and is a small town of just 278 inhabitants (2001 census). It lies on the south coast near the end of the Imbros Gorge, 74 km south of Chania. It has two small harbours, where the ferry boats from Agia Roumeli dock, which in the summer bring the hikers from the Samaria Gorge to take buses back to the northern coast.
Ammoudi tous Volakous
Ammoudi tous Volakous (Greek: Αμμούδι τους Βολάκους, "sandy beach of the rocks") is an uninhabited islet to the south of the western coast of Crete in the Libyan Sea. Just south of Sfakia it is within Sfakia's administration, in Chania regional unit.
Treis Volakous
Treis Volakous (Greek: Τρεις Βολάκους, "three rocks") are rocks close to the southern coast of Crete in the Libyan Sea. They fall within the administration of the municipality of Sfakia, in Chania regional unit.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Chóra Sfakíon.
Χώρα Σφακίων: Beach Webcam − Пляж в Хоре Сфакион − юг о.Крит, Χώρα Σφακίων (source)
Χώρα Σφακίων: Sfakia, Χώρα Σφακίων (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sfakiá, Khóra Sfakíon, Sphakia, Hora Sfakia, Hora Sfakion, Chóra Sfakíon, Χώρα Σφακίων
