Fáliron
Fáliron is a bay in Crete, Greece. Fáliron is situated nearby to the locality Chania Old Town, as well as near Pýrgos.Places of Interest
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Chania and Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum.
Archaeological Museum of Chania
Museum
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a archaeology museum serving the Cretean city of Chania that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa. The original museum was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street.
Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum
Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is an historic house museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. It is the paternal house of Eleftherios Venizelos, where he lived from 1880 to 1910, and occasionally, from 1927 to 1935.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chania and Mournies.
Chania
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Chania is a beautiful port town on the northwest coast of Crete, with an atmosphere reflecting its Venetian and Turkish past. Highly livable spot.
Mournies
Village
Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is situated 4½ km southwest of Fáliron.
Kounoupidiana
Town
Kounoupidiana is a village in Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Akrotiri and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of Chania and has become a popular place to live in recent years because… Kounoupidiana is situated 4½ km northeast of Fáliron.
Fáliron
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Faliron”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.51667° or 35° 31′ northLongitude
24.03333° or 24° 2′ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8G76G28M+M8GeoNames ID
262519
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Satellite Map
Discover Fáliron from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Fáliron” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Fáliron”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chania Old Town and Pýrgos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Private Hospital Tsepeti and Elena Venizelou National Stadium of Chania.
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