Things to see in Pelekanos
33 sights on the map
- History: 12
- Museums and culture: 3
- Nature: 18
- Religious sites: 31
- Eat and drink: 55
- Where to stay: 75
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About Pelekanos
Pelekanos is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kantanos-Selino, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 166.618 km2 (64.332 sq mi). Pelekanos is in the south west corner of the island, part of the rugged and remote Selino Province. The Venetians built a castle - Kastel Selinou - at Palaiochora, giving the region its name. Palaiochora is now a growing coastal resort and the capital town of the municipality. There are 35 villages in Pelekanos including: Palaiochora Prodromi Koundoura Anidri Voutas Sklavopoula Sarakina Spaniakos
Top sights
- VlithiasCastle
- Castle of SelinosCastle
- Koules of SpaniakosCastle
- Tower of AnydroiCastle
- Hones Millstone QuarryArchaeological site
- Limnaki (Viennos)Archaeological site
- LisozArchaeological site
- LissosArchaeological site
- PaleiochoraMuseum
- OdeumRuins
- Old SchoolRuins
- Threshing CircleRuins
By theme
History
- VlithiasCastle
- Castle of SelinosCastle
- Koules of SpaniakosCastle
- Tower of AnydroiCastle
- Hones Millstone QuarryArchaeological site
- Limnaki (Viennos)Archaeological site
- LisozArchaeological site
- LissosArchaeological site
and 4 more on the map
Museums and culture
- PaleiochoraMuseum
- Astrini von Gerhard StelzhammerArtwork
- The TravellerArtwork
Nature
- SchistonisiIsland
- Gramméno BeachBeach
- Krios BeachBeach
- Trahili BeachBeach
- KedrodasosBeach
- Paralia KalamiaBeach
- Lissos BeachBeach
- Paralia PlakakiBeach
and 10 more on the map
Religious sites
- AzogiresPlace of worship
- Byzantine Church of Saint GeorgiosPlace of worship
- Church of Archaggelos MichailPlace of worship
- Ekklisia Agia SofiaPlace of worship
- Holy Father's SpringPlace of worship
- St IoannisPlace of worship
- Agia ParaskeviPlace of worship
- Agioi PantesPlace of worship
and 23 more on the map
Eat and drink
- AposperidaRestaurant
- AristeaRestaurant
- Bakery AnatolhRestaurant
- CastroRestaurant
- DeilinoRestaurant
- mini marketRestaurant
- En LefkoRestaurant
- Family Grill HouseRestaurant
and 47 more on the map
Where to stay
- AghasHotel
- Alfa HotelHotel
- Ammos Paleochora HotelHotel
- AnatoliGuest house
- Anma & AthinaisHotel
- AnonymosHotel
- apARTmentHotel
- Aris HotelHotel
and 67 more on the map