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The village of Kalami on Crete 
Kalami is a small coastal village just east of Souda, next to the hill / mountain with the Izzedine fortress on it. Kalami is not very far from the larger village of Kalives and it has a couple of small quiet beaches (one sandy and a couple of pebble beaches) that look out over the Bay of Souda. Chania town is at a 10 kilometers distance and Kalives is a five minutes drive away. Allthough Kalami is relatively small there are some accommodations. There are a couple of villas for rent at the beach below and some apartments and studios. For as far as I have seen there was not anything like a taverne down at the beach (only along the road higher up), so if you decide you want to spend some time here it would be wise to bring some water. |
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If you come from the direction of Chania and take the exit to Kalives and Almirida from the freeway you actually almost immediately drive into the village of Kalami - and before you know it you have passed it. On top of the rock on the right hand side you see a Turkish fortress and a tavern. The exit to the beaches is almost immediately on your left as you drive in and it goes over a steep narrow road that leads towards the sea. On the pier in the village there are men with fishing rods. There are not many houses here and you'll pass a few small beaches. On the first one there are some beach umbrellas. Along the way are many blackberry bushes and a bit further left a banana tree. |
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© Hans Huisman, http://www.angelfire.com/super2/greece/ 2012