Kalives Crete

Kalives,
Crete: An authentic coastal village, with plenty of trees and marvellous
beaches.

Kalives,
Crete,
is a lovely coastal village, located about 20 kilometres southeast of Chania
city. You can get to Kalives from Chania city using the local bus service.

Kalives,
Crete,
is a big village with about 1.300 permanent residents. It is located on the
southern side of the picturesque Souda Bay, offering excellent view to the bay
to the north and to the White Mountains of Crete to the south.

Kalives, Crete, is situated at the
beginning of the Apokoronas peninsula, as you get there from Chania city
through the coastal road. Its distance from the most known coastal resort of
Apokoronas, Almyrida, is only 3 kilometres.

Kalives,
Crete – excellent beaches in the south side of Souda Bay

Kalives, Crete, have some of the
best beaches in northwest Crete. There are two main beaches, both of them
awarded with a blue flag.

The first, or eastern beach, is the
main beach inside the village of Kalives, which is a beautiful, long sandy
beach that runs alongside most of the village. This is the most popular beach,
which has the most amenities, including many sun beds and parasols. The beach
is family-friendly and safe for children.

The second beach of Kalives, Crete,
the western one, is located a couple of kilometres outside the village, and for
many is considered the best of the two. This beach is much quieter and less crowded
than the first one. It features a long stretch of sand, it is safe for
children, like the beach inside the village, and you can find some sun beds and
parasols here, too. One of the best parts of this second beach of Kalives is
the large trees that lie very close to the beach, offering shade during the hot
summer months. There are also a couple of taverns and cafés, too.

Kalives,
Crete – The feeling of a real Cretan village

Although Kalives, Crete, is
increasingly popular with travellers, it has managed to retain its distinct
authentic atmosphere of a rural village. This is easier to achieve in the case
of Kalives, as it is one of the big villages in the area.

Kalives, Crete, has the feeling of a
fishing village, as in the old days before mass tourism. The village is one of
the best places to eat fresh fish – the fish taverns of Kalives are well-known
to the area.

Most of the houses in Kalives,
Crete, are picturesque. Some of them are older, some renovated, and some
modern.

Through Kalives, Crete, runs Xides
River. This river cools the place during the hot summer days, and is one of the
reasons of the rich vegetation: both the village and its surroundings are some
of the greenest in Crete.

As Kalives, Crete, is a big village
and a popular destination, it has excellent amenities for the visitor, like
taverns and fish taverns, cafés, bars, super markets, green groceries with
local produce, wine stores, ATM cash machines, pharmacies and petrol station.

Kalives, Crete,
is a splendid destination if you want to enjoy traditional rural Crete. The
authentic local atmosphere of the village, together with the marvellous beaches
and the excellent infrastructure for visitors, make Kalives, Crete, a place certainly worth a visit.

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