Maleme: (16 kms West from Chania): is a seaside village in the district of Kidonia. The beaches with their sand, pebbles and clean - clear water are inviting places for a swim. Famous also for the heroic battle fight there against the German paratroopers in May 1941(Battle of Crete). There is a German Cemetery up on the hill side facing the plain of
Maleme where 4464 German soldiers who died during the battle of
Crete and the years of occupation are buried here. North of the village, at a place called Kafkalos, a vaulted late Minoan tomb, which had been plundered and only contained some potsherds and two seal-stones, was discovered. Also in the village you will find a Byzantine Church.
