Chania: Souda Chania

Chania Villages: Souda village in Chania Souda Chania: The small town of Souda has about 5500 inhabitants and is located in Souda Bay, east of Chania. The town has a port which is the second biggest of Crete and one of the biggest ports of Greece; daily and regular ferry services are connecting Souda to the harbour of Piraeus. Because of the strategic position of the port, a naval station of NATO has been implanted in Souda Bay.In the middle of the bay is a small islet of the same name with a beautiful Venetian castle standing in its centre. Souda provides all kind of accommodations and entertainment and it is linked regularly by bus to Chania. From Souda one can visit the interesting surrounding region as well as Aptera which used to be a powerful city of Greece and where Roman and Byzantine remains and a Turkish fort can still be seen.

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