| Home |
Homepage of this website |
| Introduction English |
Introduction to Sfakia in English |
| Introduktion Deutsch |
Introduction to Sfakia in German |
| Intro Nederlands |
Introduction to Sfakia in Dutch |
| Historical overview |
Overview of the history of Crete, from mythology to the present day |
| The Dorians |
About the tribes coming from the North and their role on Crete, with a focus on the Sfakian region |
| Cretans outside Crete |
During history many Cretans were scattered over the world and stayed abroad, keeping their culture more or less alive |
| Culture |
General aspects of the culture of the people of Crete, and some famous Cretans |
| Greek Easter |
Background information on the history and customs of Greek Orthodox Easter, with an explanation of determining the Easter date + the dates for the upcoming years |
| Christmas |
Greek and Cretan customs on and around Christmas |
| Museums |
Presentation of the museums on Crete |
| Raki |
Raki, the Cretan drink. What it is, how it is made, and how it is drunk |
| Music and dance |
Introduction to the Cretan traditional music and dance |
| Name days |
Greek namedays: about the Greek custom of celebrating namedays instead of birthdays. Calendar and alphabetical list of all Greek namedays |
| Tavli |
About the Greek game of tavli: Greek backgammon |
| Diloti |
The rules of the Cretan card game of diloti |
| Language & Dialect |
About the Greek language and the Cretan and Sfakian dialect |
| People |
The people of Crete and their customs |
| Books |
Recommended books about Crete and Sfakia |
| Nature of Crete |
The Cretan flora, fauna, and landscape |
| Sea life |
The fishes and other animals living in the seas around Crete, with many images |
| Earthquakes |
The occurrence of earthquakes on Crete, and the geology of Crete |
| Gorges |
How the many gorges on Crete were formed |
| Tamarisk tree |
The typical Tamarisk tree found in Crete |
| Olive tree |
About the olive trees, olives, and olive oil of Crete |
| Winds of Crete |
What typical winds occur on Crete, and how they are called |
| Weather & climate |
The weather and climate of Crete, and of Sfakia, with many actual reports, and the different aspects of all seasons |
| Herbs & spices |
The wild herbs and spices you can find in Crete |
| Birds |
The many different birds you can see in Crete |
| Practical travel info |
Practical information for visitors to the region of Sfakia, focussing on daily matters, like cash money, services, food, precautions etc. |
| praktische Reise Information |
In German: Practical information for visitors to the region of Sfakia, focussing on daily matters, like cash money, services, food, precautions etc. |
| Praktische reisinformatie |
In Dutch: Practical information for visitors to the region of Sfakia, focussing on daily matters, like cash money, services, food, precautions etc. |
| What is there to do? |
What is there to do in Sfakia? |
| Walks |
Description of the many walks and hikes you can do in the Sfakia area |
| Diving & snorkeling |
Diving and snorkeling in the Sfakian waters |
| Yoga |
Yoga courses in Sfakia |
| Winter in Sfakia |
Report of a stay in Sfakia in winter |
| Villages of the region |
Presentation of the villages in the Municipality of Sfakia |
| Buses |
The public buses system on Crete, with information on routes, and timetables |
| Ferries |
Timetables, rates and routes of the ferries along the southwest coast of Crete |
| Flights |
Flights to/ from, and airports on Crete |
| Flight arrivals & departures |
Flight arrivals and departures on the Cretan airports of Heraklion and Chania |
| Taxi transfers |
Rates and information of taxi transfers to and from Sfakia |
| Hire cars |
Hire cars in Sfakia: car models and rates of Sfakia Tours |
| How to reach us |
How to reach Sfakia by car, bus, ferry, or on foot. Driving directions and road maps |
| All rooms, studios & apartments |
Presentation of all rooms, studios & apartments in Sfakia that you can book through this site |
| Hotel Stavris, Chora Sfakion |
All info on Hotel Stavris, Chora Sfakion |
| Hotel Alkyon, Chora Sfakion |
All info on Hotel Alkyon, Chora Sfakion |
| Studios Stavris, Frangokastello |
All info on Studios Stavris, Frangokastello |
| Three Brothers, Chora Sfakion |
All info on Three Brothers, Chora Sfakion |
| Four Seasons, Chora Sfakion |
All info on Four Seasons, Chora Sfakion |
| Taverna Giorgos, Komitades |
All info on Taverna Giorgos, Komitades |
| Rates | Prices |
All holiday accommodation rates |
| Reservations |
Make a on-line reservation for your holiday accommodation in Sfakia |
| Harbour webcam |
Live webcam at the harbour of Chora Sfakion |
| Beach webcam |
Live webcam at Vrissi Beach, the village beach of Chora Sfakion |
| Photo galleries |
Thousands of photos of Sfakia and Crete, presented in hundred slide shows and photo galleries |
| Visitors photos |
Slide show of hundreds of photos sent to us by this site's visitors |
| Wolfgang's Sfakia photos |
Wolfgang Kistler's photos of Sfakia and Crete |
| Panoramas Sfakia |
Large panorama photos by Patrick of Sfakia and Crete |
| 3D White Mountains |
3D imagery of the White Mountains in Sfakia |
| Satellite images |
Satellite images of Sfakia and Crete |
| Videos Crete |
Collection of YouTube videos about Sfakia |
| JJ's Sfakia photos 1968 - 1978 |
Jean-Jacques' historical photos of Sfakia |
| Search... |
Search this website, and see the results here |
| Forum |
This site's forum about Sfakia and Crete, with lots of news and information |
| Overview |
Overview of all the maps of Sfakia and Crete that you can find on this site |
| Big maps Crete |
Big, dowloadable maps of Crete |
| Road map Crete |
Big, downloadable road map of Crete |
| GPS maps Crete |
GPS maps of Greece and Crete |
| Interactive maps |
Interactive map of Sfakia and Crete |
| Antique Maps of Crete |
Antique Maps of Crete from 1296 - 1913 AD |
| Map Greece |
Map of all the Prefectures and Regions of Greece |
| City maps Crete |
Interactive maps of the 3 main cities on Crete's North coast: Chania, Rethymno and Heraklion |
| Map Sfakia region |
Large map of the Sfakia region |
| Chora Sfakion village map |
Indexed map of the village of Chora Sfakion: what is where? |
| Links |
Links to hundreds of web sites with information on Crete |
| About us |
The people for whom this site was originally made |
| Site map |
The site map you are currently looking at |
| All websites Chora Sfakion |
All web sites concerning Chora Sfakion village |
| Contact |
Contact form to email us with your questions and remarks |
