Platanias
Platanias
Πλατανιάς | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 35°31′N 23°54′E / 35.517°N 23.900°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Chania |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ioannis Malandrakis (since 2011) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 491.8 km2 (189.9 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 74.9 km2 (28.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 15,299 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 4,665 |
| • Municipal unit density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Community | 953 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 730 14 |
| Area code(s) | 28210 |
| Vehicle registration | ΧΝ, XB |
Platanias (Greek: Πλατανιάς) is a village and municipality on the Greek island of Crete. It is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) west from the city of Chania and east of Kissamos, on Chania Bay. The seat of the municipality is the village Gerani. Platanias (and the neighbouring village of Agia Marina) is a popular tourism village with beaches, several hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and souvenir shops. The area is especially popular with Scandinavian tourists with the season running from April to October. Not far from the coast is the island of Agioi Theodoroi.