Location information

Falassarna anchorage

FALASSARNA (Beach) CHANIA
Location: The anchorage point of Falasarna and the ancient city of Falasarna's ruins is on the west coast of Crete. The small fishing harbour is south of the large white sandy beach. The location of the ancient city is near the large land mass in the north of the bay.

Facilities: The anchorage point of Falasarna and the ancient city of Falasarna's ruins are on the west coast of Crete. The small fishing harbour is south of the large white sandy beach. The location of the ancient city is near the large land mass in the north of the bay. Anchorage in this bay is good in east winds.

Comments: The harbour has only stern-to and bow-to mooring for 1 or 2 small boats. The anchorage of the ancient city is for calm weather only. This area is subject to sudden and violent north and west winds. If travelling from one side of Crete to the other it is best to stay 10km off shore.

This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.

Crete TOURnet WebPage
• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/Site.jdp?ID=1017 (1 img.)
Crete TOURnet WebPage
• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/Harbour.jdp?ID=20 (3 img.)