Elafonísi
District of Váthi
in Chania of Crete, Greece

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
35.359 and 23.595 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 35° 21' 30" and E 23° 35' 42"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Modern Greek, English, French
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 11:08 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/Athens
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:11 am and 4:14 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-22.661 and -152.805 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Motu Ura
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Greece in Southern Europe

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

Touring Elafonísi

The district Elafonísi of Váthi in Chania (Crete) is a subburb located in Greece about 187 mi south of Athens, the country's capital place.

Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Palaiochora, Kissamos, Gerani, Chania and Chora Sfakion. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Evening Temperature 14°C / 58 °F
Night Temperature 13°C / 56 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 43%
Air Pressure 1024 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

16°C (61 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

18°C (65 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

17°C (63 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

CALAMOS BEACH Hotel

Address
3,9 mi
Agioi Apostoloi
19014 Kalamos / Agoi Apostoloi
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Iris Apartments and Rooms

Address
8,7 mi
Koudoura
73001 Kantanos-Selino
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

ΕΛΑΦΟΝΗΣΙ ,ΑΣΠΡΗ ΛΙΜΝΗ - ELAFONISI ,WHITE LAKE

Published: July 21, 2011
Length: 06:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: KRITI201011

ΑΣΠΡΗ ΛΙΜΝΗ - WHITE LAKE.


Moni Chrysoskalitissas

Published: September 08, 2009
Length: 02:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: esalvotti

Crete - Greece- August 2009 Moni Chrysoskalitissas , near Elefonoi.


ΕΛΑΦΟΝΗΣΙ, ΑΣΠΡΗ ΛΙΜΝΗ - ELAFONISI,WHITE LAKE (1)

Published: July 21, 2011
Length: 49:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: KRITI201011

ΑΣΠΡΗ ΛΙΜΝΗ - WHITE LAKE.


02 driving west coast near Moni Chrysoskalitissas toward Elafonisi

Published: September 30, 2009
Length: 56:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: esalvotti

Platanos - Crete. August 2009. we left Falasarna toward Elafonisi. this a part of the road Just before to arrive to Moni Chrysoskalitissas.


Patriot missile launch with explosion (@ Namfi)

Published: February 25, 2009
Length: 55:48 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Anne1982m

Huge explosion during a live firing with a Patriot missile system.


Boring Vacation 2008

Published: September 09, 2008
Length: 19:11 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Ioannis Sinadinos

Boring Vacation on Greece (Summer 2008)


Пляж Кедродасос (Kedrodasos beach)

Published: September 21, 2014
Length: 25:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tocretecom

Пляж Кедродасос расположен на южном побережье острова Крит в области Ханья. Он находится в 1,5 км к востоку...


Diving in Elafonisi

Published: October 29, 2014
Length: 56:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Glauber Marciano

Watching in HD! OLHA ESSA ÁGUA!!! OLHA ISSO!!!!!! Mergulhando em Elafonisi - Grecia A água tava gelada mas não tinha como evitar, não entrar nessa água seria um pecado, o problema nem...


Extreme Kedrodasos 2012

Published: July 17, 2012
Length: 05:32 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Salva Kirakosian

Papias VS Xoiros.


Elefonisi Crete

Published: October 02, 2010
Length: 43:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: bubblestime


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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.

Chrysoskalitissa Monastery

Chrysoskalitissa Monastery is a 17th century Orthodox Christian monastery located on the island of Crete, Greece. Located on the south-west coast of the island, in the municipal unit Innachori, it lies some 72 kilometres south-west of Chania. Built up on rocks some 35 metres high, it overlooks the Libyan Sea. According to Cretian tradition, the name of the monastery is derived from one of the ninety steps which lead there, which is said to be golden ("chryso" in Greek).

Located at 35.3113, 23.5334 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Monasteries in Crete, Eastern Orthodox monasteries, Christian monasteries established in the 17th century, Chania (regional unit)

Schistonisi

Schistonisi (Greek: Σχιστονήσι, "cleaved island"), also called Schisto, and Trachili, is a small islet off the southern coast of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is located south-west of the town of Palaiochora. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Pelekanos, in Chania regional unit.

Located at 35.2217, 23.6717 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Chania (regional unit), Uninhabited islands of Greece, Mediterranean islands, Islands of Crete

Artemis (island)

Artemis, also called Prasonisi (Greek: Πρασονήσι, "leek island"), is a small uninhabited islet close to the southern coast of Crete in the Libyan Sea. It is located south-east of Elafonisi. Administratively, it is within the municipality of Innachori, in Chania regional unit.

Located at 35.2667, 23.5392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Chania (regional unit), Uninhabited islands of Greece, Mediterranean islands, Islands of Crete

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Váthi.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Elafonísi, Ελαφονήσι, Elafonisi