Swimming in Chania
Chania is the main town of western Crete, on the north coast, with its airport about 13 km east on the Akrotiri peninsula. This page has Nea Chora, the town beach west of the centre, and Seitan Limania, an inlet on Akrotiri. Walk about 1 km east along the coast from Nea Chora and you reach the old harbour and its lighthouse.
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- Water in Nov20°
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Every spot in Chania
Typical water temperature in November.
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Beach, Chania
A town beach about 1 km west of the centre of Chania, reached along the coast road from the Venetian port, with a line of rocks about 200 m offshore.
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Cove, Chania · Paths closed by the Municipality of Chania after a rockfall in April 2026; rockfall warning signs
The authorities closed both cliff paths down to this narrow inlet on the Akrotiri peninsula after rocks fell onto the old path in April 2026.
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