Stavros is a quiet, dispersed, seaside district located 17 km northeast of Chania on the road to Kounoupidiana-Horafakia, at the north tip of the Akrotiri Peninsula. It is an ideal place if you want to do really unwind and relaxing holidays. The most wonderful element of Stavros village is a marvellous, narrow strip of sandy beach dominated by a mammoth rock shelf which was served as background in the movie ‘Zorba the Greek’. The beach is enclosed by the circular bay where you can enjoy the sea and sun. The visitors can also find a Neolithic cave that was used as a sanctuary from the end of the Bronze Period and through all the Greek periods; its entrance can be just seen from the beach. There is another sandy beach on the west of the core; it is also used by the visitors for swimming.

The core of Stavros is built next to the big sandy beach and it is the right place to have dinner or coffee in one of the numerous restaurants, tavernas and cafes of the waterfront. Here you can also find mini-markers and snack bars. While staying in the Stavros village you should visit some of the great Monasteries and churches of the Akrotiri Peninsula, "The Holly Mountain of Crete". The most important are the Gouverneto (Lady of the Angels) and the Katholiko (Agios Ioannis the Hermit). The village is 25 minutes far from the international airport of Chania and 35 minutes from the port of Souda. There is frequent (six times per day) transportation connection with the Stavros village from the centre of Chania. Sometimes the sandy beach may be crowded but even like that it is a fine place to visit for a few hours.

Stavros Cape is the living place of groupers, snappers, morays and bluefin trevally. The big attractions for divers here are the depth, the "big blue" water and the incredible visibility, which is often more than 35 meters. The drop off dive in the "Big Blue" of this cape is really exciting. The magic of the depth and the crystal clear water fascinate you from the very beginning. The dive starts from the anchor line down to a depth of 30 m. Schools of small fish are living around big rocks that we pass on this course. The depth increases up to 75 meters very fast, however rest assured that we always guide within a maximum depth of 40 meters. In calm weather, the boat can follow the diver’s course, giving the possibility to dive a longer distance and see more of the wonderful underwater world at the Stavros Cape.

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located in Stavros, Akrotiri peninsula in Crete. Offers 18 furnished and air conditioned studios and apartments on a plot of 20.000 sqm beside the sea.