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Ugly and crowded
I was in Platanias for a conference. The place basically consists in little more than the main street, where you can find only restaurants, shops and hotels. The beach is incredibly ugly and makes you...
Nicer shopping / eating experience but bad swimming experience
This beach wasn’t a great success. A shame as the plata bias shopping and restaurant stretch is much nicer the wildly overpriced tourist trap that is agia marina. The drop in the water is almost inst...
A good clean coast, but unstable sea - can be a wave for a whole week.
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Good coast, but unstable sea - may be a wave for a week. Beaches are clean, there are umbrellas and coastal cafe bars everywhere. The cost of umbrellas is about 6-8 euro for umbrella with two lying layers. The sea is very ...
It is a beach about 20 minutes west of Hania by city bus. There are many restaurants, a beach club, and umbrellas can be rented from each shop. We were 6€ with umbrellas and two chairs. You can buy food around and eat it on the beach, even if you don't ask for it at the store. On the day I visited, I was even scared by the high waves that prohibited swimming, but the beach is large and the people are scattered, so I spend a relaxing time ...
Ugly and crowded
I was in Platanias for a conference. The place basically consists in little more than the main street, where you can find only restaurants, shops and hotels. The beach is incredibly ugly and makes you...
Nicer shopping / eating experience but bad swimming experience
This beach wasn’t a great success. A shame as the plata bias shopping and restaurant stretch is much nicer the wildly overpriced tourist trap that is agia marina. The drop in the water is almost inst...
A good clean coast, but unstable sea - can be a wave for a whole week.
Good coast, but unstable sea - may be a wave for a week. Beaches are clean, there are umbrellas and coastal cafe bars everywhere. The cost of umbrellas is about 6-8 euro for umbrella with two lying layers. The sea is very ...
If you stay on the site, otherwise other beautiful beaches in the region
The beach is half sandy, the bottom is faster and the water is not incredible.
20 minutes by bus from Hania beach
It is a beach about 20 minutes west of Hania by city bus. There are many restaurants, a beach club, and umbrellas can be rented from each shop. We were 6€ with umbrellas and two chairs. You can buy food around and eat it on the beach, even if you don't ask for it at the store. On the day I visited, I was even scared by the high waves that prohibited swimming, but the beach is large and the people are scattered, so I spend a relaxing time ...