Plaka is a village located in the Apokoronas

Apokoronas

Apokoronas is a municipality and a former province in Chania peripheral unit, north-west Crete, Greece. It is situated on the north coast of Crete, to the east of Chania itself. The seat of the municipality is the village Vryses.-Geography:...

 region of the northwest coast of the island of Crete

Crete

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. It is located in Chania Prefecture

Chania Prefecture

Chania is one of the four regional units of Crete; it covers the westernmost quarter of the island. Its capital is the city of Chania. Chania borders only one other regional unit: that of Rethymno to the east. The western part of Crete is bounded to the north by the Cretan Sea, and to the west...

. Plaka is two kilometres from Almirida

Almirida

Almyrida is a resort located in the Apokoronas region of the northwest coast of the island of Crete, Greece. The village is approximately 25 kilometers from Chania, in Chania Prefecture. Traditionally a fishing village Almyrida has a long beach that is popular with families. Wind surfers, kayaks,...

, a resort which it overlooks. Situated high up the hill there are wonderful views over the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...

. Plaka has tavernas (Takis, Fortinis, Elpis), bar/coffee shops, a grocery store and a Greek Orthodox church. There are many interesting walks to take around the village, usually through olive groves, or to the next villages of Kambia and Kokkino Horio

Kokkino Horio

Kokkino Chorio is situated in the Chania province of Crete. It was used in 1964 film Zorba the Greek starring Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas and many locals also featured in the classic. It also plays host to a tunnel complex which was used in World War II by the Nazis as an artillery...

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