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The village od Agia Marina on Crete
The village of Agia Marina is situated on the northcoast of Crete on a few kilometers (9) west of Chania. It is one of a number of villages in a whole row in this part of the island which are all connected to eachother. The whole stretch consists mostly of new buildings, the major part of it made of concrete and not very attractive. The number of signs and advertisements is larger than in the main shopping street in Amsterdam. It's not very appealing. The older part of the village, Pano Agia Marina - 500 meters upwards, has the more traditional buildings. This is the original part of the village. There is a nice 2,5 kilometer long beach that comes with the village, with a view of an island (Agii Theodori) at a 400 meter distance from the shore. On this island are the remains of a Venetian fortres that was build in 1574 to protect another village (Platanias) against attacks from the Turks.
Understandably there are lots of hotels and taverna's in Agia Marina that you can choose from.
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Hans Huisman 2007