Things to see in Kolymvari municipality
26 sights on the map
- History: 4
- Museums and culture: 9
- Nature: 11
- Religious sites: 28
- Eat and drink: 37
- Where to stay: 45
About Kolymvari municipality
Kolymvari, also known as Kolymbari, is a coastal town at the southeastern end of the Rodopou peninsula on the Gulf of Chania. Kolymvari was formerly a municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been a municipal unit of the municipality Platanias. It was also formerly part of the Kissamos province, which covered the northwest of Chania Prefecture. The municipal unit has an area of 149.99 km2 (57.91 sq mi), including the mostly uninhabited and barren Rodopou peninsula to the west and some villages to the south: Rodopou, Afrata, Vasilopoulo, Spilia, Kares, Episkopi, Vouves, Glossa, Panethimos, Nochia, Deliana, Drakona, Ravdouchas, Kalidonia, and Kamisiana. Kolymvari has only rocky beaches and is thus not as popular with tourists as the nearby resorts of Maleme and Platanias. Near the town is the historic Moni Gonia Monastery. The Spiliakos river enters the sea at Kolymvari.
Top sights
- Tower of Agios Georgios MonasteryCastle
- DiktinaArchaeological site
- Olive Tree Museum of VouvesMuseum
- Museum of the Monastery of GoniaMuseum
- BioleaAttraction
- Dheliana/Mesavlia GorgeAttraction
- Ano VouvesAttraction
- Church Agios IoannisAttraction
- Monumental Olive Tree of VouvesAttraction
- Gonia MonasteryMonastery
- Afrata BeachBeach
- Aghios Pavlos BeachBeach
By theme
History
- Tower of Agios Georgios MonasteryCastle
- DiktinaArchaeological site
- King George I of GreeceMemorial
- Memorial for the Greek cadets fallen in the BattMemorial
Museums and culture
- Olive Tree Museum of VouvesMuseum
- Museum of the Monastery of GoniaMuseum
- BioleaAttraction
- Dheliana/Mesavlia GorgeAttraction
- Ano VouvesAttraction
- Church Agios IoannisAttraction
- Monumental Olive Tree of VouvesAttraction
- AmphitheatreTheatre
and 1 more on the map
Nature
- Afrata BeachBeach
- Aghios Pavlos BeachBeach
- Chironisia BeachBeach
- Diktina BeachBeach
- LimnionariBeach
- Nopigia BeachBeach
- Rapaniana BeachBeach
- Sfakos BeachBeach
and 3 more on the map
Religious sites
- Gonia MonasteryMonastery
- Moni Gonia MonasteryPlace of worship
- AghiaPlace of worship
- Aghia ???Place of worship
- Aghia MarinaPlace of worship
- Aghia PanaghiaPlace of worship
- Aghia RavdouchaPlace of worship
- Aghios FotisPlace of worship
and 20 more on the map
Eat and drink
- Al Fresco TrattoriaRestaurant
- Argentina Fish RestaurantRestaurant
- Argentina KapenekisRestaurant
- Avra Seaside Bar & RestaurantRestaurant
- Basilico Buffet RestaurantRestaurant
- Blue DongRestaurant
- Cafe TavernaRestaurant
- Chalara restaurant wine barRestaurant
and 29 more on the map
Where to stay
- Avra Imperial Beach Resort & SpaHotel
- Avra Imperial HotelHotel
- Cavo SpadaHotel
- Chrispy World HotelHotel
- Community hosting house for elderly peopleGuest house
- Elia HotelHotel
- Euphoria ResortHotel
- Grand Bay Beach ResortHotel
and 37 more on the map