Kalathas, on the peninsula of Akrotiri, is a small natural bay on the edge of a ravine, 14 km northeast from Chania and 10 Km from the international airport of Chania. It is an ideal place if you want to do unwind and relaxing holidays. Kalathas is not really a village but a fairly new, quiet settlement, mainly for people who wanted to move out of Chania. It has seen a lot of building activity in recent years as more and more Cretans are moving out of town.
Here there is a famous, quiet, sandy beach lined by pine trees and a lovely islet in front. There is plenty of activities the visitor can engage while at the beach of Kalathas. Water sports include windsurfing, waterskiing, canoes or scuba diving and one can also enjoy beach volley on the volleyball field made on the beach for this purpose. There is are plenty of restaurants and traditional tavernas near the beach where one can enjoy fresh fish and local specialties.

Another excellent, sandy beach can be found in Stavros (6 km north) it is a narrow strip of sandy beach dominated by a mammoth rock shelf. Moreover, the Tersanas beach (3 km northwest) and the Marathi beach (6 km southeast) worth visiting. While staying in the Kalathas village you should visit some of the great Monasteries and churches of the Akrotiri Peninsula, "The Holly Mountain". The most important are the Gouverneto and the Katholiko (Agios Ioannis the Hermit).

The area is a quiet residential area with some hotels, studios and apartments a few restaurants by the beach and a few small supermarkets and no nightclubs and bars which makes this the perfect setting for quiet family vacation near the beach. Kalathas village is 20 minutes far from the international airport of Chania in Akrotiri and half an hour from the port of Souda. There is frequent (six times per day) transportation connection with the centre of Chania. Sometimes, especiall during the weekends, the beach may be crowded but even like that it is a fine place to visit for a few hours.