Last Minute Accommodation in Chora Sfakion

ANENDYK lists routes from Chora Sfakion to Sougia and Palaiochora via Loutro and Agia Roumeli. ANENDYK lists a sea route connecting Chora Sfakion with Loutro and Agia Roumeli.

KTEL Chania–Rethymno identifies an intercity bus connection between Chania and Chora Sfakion. The municipality has implemented traffic and parking measures in Chora Sfakion, including signage, bollards, accessible parking spaces, taxi spaces and road markings.

The harbour of Chora Sfakion is a departure point for boat trips to Loutro, Agia Roumeli, Paleochora and Gavdos. A diving centre operates at the end of Chora Sfakion harbour, offering equipment and programmes for different ages and experience levels.

The Venetian Fortress of Sfakia stands on Kasteli Hill at the eastern edge of Chora Sfakion and is the subject of a restoration project by the Ministry of Culture. Chora Sfakion and its surroundings feature numerous historic churches and chapels, including sites dedicated to Saint Panteleimon, the Virgin Mary and the Holy Trinity.

The remains of Ancient Anopolis lie on the hill of Agia Aikaterini and include parts of fortifications, houses and a large cistern. Chora Sfakion is the seat of Sfakia Municipality, in a landscape where the coast meets the foothills of the White Mountains.

Local cuisine includes Sfakian pie with honey and mizithra, tsigariasto lamb, pilaf, synglina, stamnagathi, rusks, dairy products and local meats. Bakery Ntourountous is described as a traditional Cretan bakery in Chora Sfakion offering traditional and organic Cretan bakery products.