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Metochi – small village base for beautiful west coast
Holidays in Metochi are for those looking to experience something of true old-style Crete village life, with its centrally placed café where locals drink frothy coffee, ouzo and play backgammon. Metochi is a very small village, 9 miles west of Chania and sitting between the coastal resorts of Maleme and Gerani. Metochi holidays can use this tiny village as a base from which to visit neighbouring beach resorts which include the famous ex-hippy beach of Matala. While on holiday in Metochi you can visit the relatively undeveloped west coast of Crete and explore the superb countryside, gorges, ancient sites and charming unspoilt villages inland.
Metochi holidays –with a selection of choice beaches to visit
Metochi is just inland from the coast. Holidays in Metochi can use the superb long stretch of sandy beach at Kalimaki which is about 10 minutes away by car. Further along the coast is Matala with its famous beach caves. Metochi holidays can also visit Maleme, a simple unsophisticated place with a long beach backed by green hills, olive groves and citrus plantations, and Gerani, another relaxed attractive resort with a good quiet beach away from the big crowds and with very low-key nightlife. There are many beaches to explore between here and Chania with plenty of tavernas bars and shops. Chania is a favourite Metochi holiday excursion with its picturesque and historic Old Town and Venetian harbour, a colourful and friendly area full of tavernas, restaurants and bars with plenty of atmosphere until late at night. Holidays in Metochi can also visit historic Rethymnon, the ancient Minoan palace at Knossos and the archaeological museum at Heraklion.
Holidays in Metochi – a tiny village and simple Crete village life
Or you may be happy to while away time with the simple pleasures of Metochi itself, which is charmingly sleepy and small. Metochi has just a few typical traditional houses and continues to lead the typical Crete small village life.
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